DAGMAWE TENAW ARGAW
<Webpage: https://sites.google.com/view/dagmawetenaw >
<e-mail: dagymanta@gmail.com / dagmawetenaw.argaw@phd.unipd.it >
Education
PhD in Economics (2021-2025)
Department of Economics and Management (DSEA) "Marco Fanno", University of Padova, Italy
My PhD Thesis: Essays on Energy and Environmental Economics: see here
[My Supervisors: Prof. Lorenzo Forni, Prof. Luciano G. Greco and Prof. Enrico Rettore]
M.Sc. in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (2016-2018)
Department of Economics, Dire Dawa University, Ethiopia
MSc Thesis: Environmental Sustainability and Economic Development in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Modified EKC Hypothesis, published in Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.110897)
B.A. in Economics (2010-2013)
Department of Economics, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Academic Visit
January-May 2025: Copenhagen School of Energy Infrastructure (CSEI), Department of Economics, Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark. [Host Supervisor: Prof. Tooraj Jamasb]
Work Experience: Teaching and Research
Sep-Dec 2025: Researcher – Short-Term Project on Pan-European Guarantee Fund Impact Evaluation
With the European Commission JRC and the European Investment Bank (EIB)
October 2023: Course Taught: Introduction to Mathematics and Statistics,
Masters Program in "European and Global Studies", University of Padova, Italy
2014-2021: Graduate assistant (2014-2016), Lecturer and Researcher (2018-2021)
Department of Economics, Dire Dawa University, Dire Dawa, Ethiopia
Publications and Working Papers: See Publications page
Presentation in workshops, seminars, and conferences
May 2026 Workshop on Institutional Barriers to Climate Adaptation, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, USA see here
July 2025 22nd International Conference on Ethiopian Economy, Ethiopian Economic Association, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
April 2025 II Seminar PhD-Students on Energy and Environment, Chair of Energy Sustainability, Universitat de Barcelona School of Economics
March 2025 CBS Department of Economics Seminar (Brown Bag Series), Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
June 2022 joint PhD workshop (Ph.D. Day II) in Economics, Department of Economics and Management, University of Padova, Italy
July 2021 18th International Conference on Ethiopian Economy, Ethiopian Economic Association, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Journal Referring (Article Peer-reviews): see Web of Science
Energy Economics; Energy Policy; Structural Change and Economic Dynamics; Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy; Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy; International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology; Cogent Economics & Finance; Environmental Science and Pollution Research; Environmental Engineering and Management Journal …..
Research Grants, Scholarships, and Fellowships:
Small Research Grant by Ronald Coase Institute (2025): How Do Institutions Affect Adaptation to Climate Change in Developing Countries?
PhD scholarship at University of Padova (2021-2025)
Research Projects funded by Dire Dawa University (2019/20-2021/22)
Households’ Willingness To Pay for Improved Water Supply in Dire Dawa City Administration.
Determinants of Manufacturing Firm Growth in Eastern Ethiopia: The Case of Dire Dawa and Harar.
Feasibility Study for Improved Solid Waste Management in Dire Dawa City Administration.
Skills
Languages: Amharic (Native) and English (professional working proficiency)
Statistical Software: Stata, EViews
Other: Academic Research, Teaching, LaTeX, Q-GIS
References: Available on Request.