Research Activities
Research Projects 2025
Survival Strategies of Ethiopian Urban Residents Under Hyperinflation
Outline
Ethiopia has suffered from severe inflation for many years, but to make matters worse, it defaulted on its debt in December 2023. The sovereign default forced the Ethiopian government to accept various economic reform requests from the IMF, including the introduction of a floating exchange rate system in August 2024. The value of the local currency, the birr, has fallen sharply, and the people are expected to face even greater inflation than before. Under these circumstances, we aim to elucidate Ethiopia's urban residents' survival strategies. This research project follows the "Survival Strategies and Dietary Changes for Ethiopian Urban Residents" project in FY2023～24. It will focus on the changes before and after introducing the floating exchange rate system.
Period
April 2025 - March 2027
Members
| Role | Member |
|---|---|
| [ Organizer ] | Kodama, Yuka |
| [ Co-researcher ] | Mamo Hebo(Addis Ababa Univeristy Associate Professor) |
| [ Co-researcher ] | Tesfaye Zeleke(Addis Ababa Univeristy Associate Professor) |
| [ Co-researcher ] | Meskerem Abi(Addis Ababa Univeristy Assistant Proffesor) |
*Affiliations are as of April 2025.
Expected Outcome
- Paper Submission to Peer-Reviewed Journal