An Investigation on the Components of the Living Standards: Evidence from Ethiopia

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Adaption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in 2015 by United Nations member states is an urgent call for action to improve human lives while protecting environment. As any other developed and developing members, Ethiopia is also expected to response the call for action. Ethiopia is a country with high dependency on rain-fed agriculture, severe drought as a result of climate change and wrong human action, widespread poverty, and high dependency on humanitarian aid which requires a careful investigation to deal with its problematic situations. This paper offers a household level investigation on the components of living standards or welfare in Ethiopia, utilising COVID-19 High Frequency Phone Survey of Households 2020. Findings suggest that living area, ownership of dwelling, Access to water and electricity, having a rental income, and the number of household members significantly associated with the level of consumption, that are expected to provide guidance for policy makers.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Ethiopia
• Living Standards
• Consumption
• Household Level Data

Yaşam Standartlarının Bileşenleri Üzerine Bir Inceleme: Etiyopya'dan Bulgular

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2015'te Birleşmiş Milletler üye devletleri tarafından 2030 Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma Gündemi'nin uyarlanması, çevreyi korurken insan yaşamını iyileştirmek için acil bir eylem çağrısıdır. Diğer gelişmiş ve gelişmekte olan üyeler gibi Etiyopya'nın da eylem çağrısına yanıt vermesi beklenmektedir. Etiyopya, yağmurla beslenen tarıma bağımlılığın yüksek olduğu, iklim değişikliği ve yanlış insan eyleminin bir sonucu olarak şiddetli kuraklığın olduğu, yaygın yoksulluğun ve insani yardıma yüksek bağımlılığın olduğu ve sorunlu durumlarıyla başa çıkmak için dikkatli bir araştırma gerektiren bir ülkedir. Bu çalışma, COVID-19 Yüksek Frekanslı Hane Halkı Telefon Anketi 2020'den yararlanarak Etiyopya'daki yaşam standartları veya refah bileşenleri hakkında hanehalkı düzeyinde bir araştırma sunmaktadır. Bulgular, yaşam alanı, mesken sahipliği, su ve elektriğe erişim , kira geliri olması ve hanehalkı üyesi sayısının tüketim düzeyi ile önemli ölçüde ilişkili olduğunu göstermektedir. Çalışmanın bulgularının politika yapıcılar için yol gösterici olması beklenmektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Etiyopya
• Yaşam Standartları
• Tüketim
• Hane Düzeyi Verileri

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