Hi there, this is Eyayaw Beze (እያያው ተካ).

Help pronounce my name? Think of the Old McDonald song — “E-I-E-I-O”.

About Me

I grew up in a small village called Shumshuha (ሹምሹሃ) (aka Lalibela Airport) about 10km southwest of the historic town Lalibela, Ethiopia.

Shumshuha — Lalibela Airport, photo © Raimund Stehmann, AirLiners

I went to Bahir Dar University for my undergrad, for my master’s to KDI School in South Korea, and to Budapest, Regensburg and Trento for a joint European master in comparative local development (Master CoDe).

For more than three years, I worked for Jimma University, department of Economics, where I taught undergrad economics courses.

I did my Ph.D. in Urban Economics at RGS Econ, based at the University of Duisburg-Essen.

If you come to the Ruhrgebiet (or generally NRW) or to Randstad, the Netherlands, drop me a message through one of the socials. I would be happy to grab a coffee or a beer (Pils oder Blonde?).

I love data generation, through web scraping, api hacking, etc. If you want to collaborate on a project, feel free to reach out.