Title Page
Abstract
Contents
List of Acronyms and abbreviation 11
Chapter One. Introduction 12
1.1. Background 12
1.2. Statement of the problem 18
1.3. Research Questions 20
1.4. Objectives 20
1.4.1. General Objective 20
1.4.2. Specific objectives 21
1.5. Significance of the study 21
1.6. Scope of the study and its limitation 22
1.7. Organization of the thesis 22
Chapter Two. Literature review 24
2.1. Conceptual and theoretical frameworks 24
2.1.1. Concepts and definition of key terms 24
2.1.2. Theoretical framework 30
2.2. The export sector and policy environment in Ethiopia: an overview 34
2.2.1. Evolution of export policies in Ethiopia: Historical Perspective 34
2.3. The Challenges and prospects of the export sector in Ethiopia 38
2.3.1. Challenges of the Export sector in Ethiopia 38
2.3.2. Policy measures and prospects of the export sector in Ethiopia 41
2.4. The Structure and performance of the export sector in Ethiopia 43
Chapter Three. Research methodology 45
3.1. Description of the Study Area 45
3.2. Study Area Selection and Coverage of the Study 46
3.3. Research Design and Methodology 46
3.3.1. Using RCA Index as methods of data analysis 46
3.3.2. Source of Data and Collection Methods 48
3.4. Ethical Consideration 49
Chapter Four. Data presentation, analysis and Discussion 50
4.1. General characteristics of the export sector in Ethiopia 50
4.2. Trend analysis of the changes in the export items in the periods(1962-2014) 60
4.3. RCA Values for the top ten export products over the periods 1962-2014 67
4.4. Analysis of changes in the top five export items with the highest RCA 69
4.5. Trends of the pre and post 1991 imports and exports values 77
4.6. Trade balance, deficit and balance of payment of Ethiopia 79
Chapter Five. Conclusion and recommendations 84
5.1. Conclusion 84
5.2. Recommendations 90
References 93
초록 98
Table 1. Comparison table for export items with RCA ≥ 1 for different years 81
Table 2. The top ten destination countries and total export values for 2017 82
Table 3. Ethiopian export value by Continental destination for 2017 83
Figure 1. Top ten largest export items and average value in USD (1962-2014) 50
Figure 2. Top ten export items and percentage share (pre 1991) 52
Figure 3. Top ten export items & percentage share (post 1991) 54
Figure 4. The changes in the total export values in the decades (1962-2014) 55
Figure 5. Comparison of the export earnings for both pre and post 1991 Periods 57
Figure 6. Top ten imported items and average values (1962-2014) 58
Figure 7. Top five export items in the periods of the 1960s 60
Figure 8. Top five export items in the periods of the 1970s 61
Figure 9. Top five export items in the periods of the 1980s 62
Figure 10. Top five export items in the periods of the 1990s 64
Figure 11. Top five export items in the periods of the 2000s 65
Figure 12. RCA values for the top ten export products 67
Figure 13. Top five export items with the highest RCA values for 1962 69
Figure 14. Top five export items with the highest RCA values for 1972 70
Figure 15. Top five export items with the highest RCA values for 1982 71
Figure 16. Top five export items with the highest RCA values for 1992 72
Figure 17. Top five export items with the highest RCA values for 2002 73
Figure 18. Top five export items with the highest RCA values for 2012 74
Figure 19. Graphs of the share of sub sectors to the export sector 75
Figure 20. Trends of the pre 1991 imports and exports values 77
Figure 21. Trends of the post 1991 imports and exports values 78
Figure 22. Trade balance over the periods (1962-1980) 79
Figure 23. Trade balance over the periods (1980-1990) 80