Reducing poverty in the first 18 years of life: monetary and multi-dimensional child poverty in Ethiopia

Abstract

This research brief presents findings from a mixed methods research project on monetary and multidimensional child poverty in Ethiopia. It uses data from the Ethiopia Rural Household Surveys (ERHS) 1999, 2004, 2009 and purposively collected qualitative data from 61 children and 88 adults in Tigray region to understand patterns and drivers of monetary and multidimensional child poverty. In particular it aims to understand why some children may be multi-dimensionally poor despite living in a household that is not monetary poor and vice versa.