I study topics at the intersection of labor economics, development economics, and political economy.
Publications
Tekleselassie, T. G. (2025). Ethiopia: Building on manufacturing momentum to create new jobs in other sectors. In H. Bhorat, B. Coulibaly, R. Newfarmer, & J. Page (Eds.), New pathways to job creation and development in Africa: The promise of industries without smokestacks (pp. 175–214). Brookings Institution Press.
Tekleselassie, T., Araar, A., Abay, M., & Abay, K. (2024). A microsimulation study of COVID-19‘s impact on household welfare in Ethiopia. Oxford Development Studies, 52(3), 261–278. https://doi.org/10.1080/13600818.2024.2410029
Tekleselassie, T. (2024).Institutional determinants of subjective well-being in developing countries: Insights from Ethiopia, Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 44(4), pages 1573-1583.
McKay, A., & Tekleselassie, T. G. (2018). Tall paper walls: The political economy of visas and cross-border travel. The World Economy, 41(11), 2914-2933. https://doi.org/10.1111/twec.12686
Reilly, B., & Tekleselassie, T. G. (2017). The role of United States Visa Waiver Program on cross-border travel. Applied Economics Letters, 25(1), 61–65. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2017.1293782
Tekleselassie, T. G., Page, J., Brousard, N., Ferede, T., & Reda, H. (2014). Ethiopia Case Study. In Hino, H. & Ranis, G. (Eds.), Youth and Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Working But Poor (pp. 163-231). Routledge.
Working Papers
[Revise and Resubmit, Journal of Development Economics]
Vacancy Information and Applicant Selection IZA Discussion Paper No. 18220 (2025) (with Lukas Hensel, Marc Witte, and Maria Balgova)
“Feedback, Overconfidence and Job Search Behavior” IZA Discussion Paper No. 17761 (2025) (with Lukas Hensel, Ingo Isphording, Jonas Radbruch, and Marc Witte)
Selected Work in Progress
Experimental Evidence on the Impact of Work Permits on Refugees and Host Communities in Ethiopia (Gharad Bryan, Christian Meyer, and Sarah Winton)
Other Publications
“Youth Unemployment: Ethiopia Country Study” (with Nzinga Brousard), IGC Working Paper, 12/0592, August 2012
Commentaries and Blog Posts
Ethiopia’s bold economic reforms target stability and growth, but they come with risks (published in The Conversation): https://theconversation.com/ethiopias-bold-economic-reforms-target-stability-and-growth-but-they-come-with-risks-236804
"Bridging the skills mismatches between job seekers and firms in Ethiopia" https://www.theigc.org/blogs/bridging-skills-mismatches-between-job-seekers-and-firms-ethiopia
“Enhance Agricultural Productivity for Youth Employment in Sub-Saharan Africa (2016)” http://includeplatform.net/enhance-agricultural-productivity-youth-employment-sub-saharan-africa/
“Ethiopia’s Youth and their Labour Market Prospects” https://www.theigc.org/blog/ethiopias-youth-and-their-labour-market-prospects/