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Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse

· International Food Policy Research Institute

Affiliated with the International Food Policy Research Institute per the OpenAlex record of the QJE paper on aspirations in rural Ethiopia, co-authored with Bernard, Dercon, Orkin and Schinaia.

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Published Quarterly Journal of Economics Online 19 Jan 2026 Published Apr 2026
The Future in Mind: Aspirations and Long-Term Outcomes in Rural Ethiopia

Tanguy Bernard · Stefan Dercon · Kate Orkin · Giulio Schinaia · Alemayehu Seyoum Taffesse

This paper tests whether a light-touch behavioral intervention targeting aspirations can produce persistent economic effects on a poor rural population. The research question is whether changing how …

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