Small-Scale irrigation and income distribution in Ethiopia
利用社区和家庭层面数据，分析灌溉对埃塞俄比亚家庭支出、劳动需求及食品价格的影响，发现灌溉促进了增长且未加剧不平等，还减少了对粮食换工作项目的依赖。
Abstract Irrigation stimulates agricultural productivity and economic growth, but this may come at the cost of growing inequality. Using data at community and household level, this paper analyzes the distributional impacts of irrigation in Ethiopia. Regression analyses reveal the direct effects of irrigation on expenditures and labour demand, and the indirect effects of irrigation on food prices and expenditures of non-irrigation households. The results indicate that past development of irrigation stimulated growth without deepening inequality, and that irrigation decreased dependence on food-for-work programs. Thus, irrigation has played a positive role in the development of Ethiopia.