Hi there, this is Eyayaw. Pronounce my name like the Old McDonald song: “E-I-E-I-O.”
Short Bio
I grew up in a small village called Shumshuha {ሹምሹሃ} (aka Lalibela Airport) about 10km southwest of the historic town Lalibela, Ethiopia.
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.