Eleni Gabre-Madhin on Ethiopian Economics
Discussion questions before you watch the lecture:
1. How could an economist contribute to making a more a more peaceful or more just world Hospedagem de Sites?
2. What are the causes of famine? How can famines be avoided? company website
3. Economist Eleni Gabre-Madhin has an ambitious vision -- to found the first commodities market in Ethiopia, bringing rates and standards, as well as trading systems, warehousing and data centers - - to the trade of crops. What does the term “commodities market” mean? How does a commodities market help farmers? How does it help an entire economy?
Discussion questions after you watch the lecture:
1. Gabre-Madhin left her earlier job as a World Bank senior economist in Washington, DC, in part because she was deeply disturbed by the 2002 famine in Ethiopia. Have you ever made a profound change in your lifestyle because you strongly believed that you could make a difference?
2. As the director of the International Food Policy Research Institute, Gabre-Madhin works to create “a world free of hunger and malnutrition.” Is this dream possible to achieve? What would need to be done to accomplish such a goal?
3. Why was grain left in the fields to rot in Ethiopia in 2002? Were you surprised to learn this? What does this say about the role of leaders (political, economic, etc.) in bringing about a more peaceful and just world? dog walkers chicago
4. What did you learn from this lecture about gift basket ideas?
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