Matthijs van den Berg|Girma Earo Kumbi
Poverty and the rural nonfarm economy in Oromia, Ethiopia
Wageningen University & Research
abstract rural nonfarm sector gained increasing importance asia also africa however widely believed parts africa growth nonfarm economy increased inequality limited effect poor face entry barriers nonfarm activities present article analyzes relation nonfarm income poverty inequality oromia ethiopia use two complementary methodologies econometric estimates household income nonfarm sector ii gini decomposition analysis income inequality source results consistently indicate oromia entry barriers nonfarm activities low general growth sector benefit poor