YOUTHBUS: Youth Groups for Sustainable Development: Lessons from the Ethiopian Model 2017

The study examines youth groups in northern Ethiopia. These are newly established groups consisting of landless and near-landless rural youth, set up by regional authorities to create employment by allocating rehabilitated communal lands and mineral resources for the groups to manage. The youth groups are organized as primary cooperatives with their own board and bylaws, and must develop a business plan approved by local authorities, as well as submit accounts for auditing. The data material consists of two datasets: a risk experiment and a member survey. The member survey covers, among other things, living conditions and experienced shocks, investments, and future investment plans. The risk experiment maps members' risk and time preferences through a series of choice tasks. Data collection was carried out in the Tigray region.