Grade 12 Economics

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

‡ realize the contributions of the main sectors to the Ethiopian economy;

‡ understand the structure and significance of various resource endowments; and

‡ evaluate the different economic systems implemented since the Imperial Regime. 

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

‡ appreciate the role of the agricultural sector in the Ethiopian economy;

‡ understand the different policies and strategies applied by the Imperial, Derg, and recent governments;

‡ analyze the performance of and the possible remedies for the Ethiopian agricultural sector. 

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

‡ appreciate the role of the industrial sector for the Ethiopian economy;

‡ understand the different policies and strategies applied by the Imperial, Derg, and current governments; and

‡ analyze the performance of, identify problems of and understand the possible remedies for the Ethiopian industrial sector.

At the end of this unit, you will be able to:

‡ distinguish the roles of the different service sectors in the Ethiopia neconomy;

‡ examine the policies and strategies of the Imperial, the Derg and the current government regarding the education, health, and communication sectors; and

‡ realize the effects of tourism on the Ethiopian economy.

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

‡ state and explain the role of trade and its importance in the Ethiopian economy;

‡ distinguish the domestic and foreign policies and strategies applied by the Imperial, Derg and EPRDF regimes; and

‡ construct balances of payments.

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

‡ distinguish the different sources of government revenue;

‡ report how fiscal policy is applied in Ethiopia; and

‡ classify taxes and appreciate their significance to the development of the economy.

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

‡ report on how monetary policy is applied in Ethiopia; and

‡ understand the different policies and strategies applied by the Imperial, Derg, and current governments.

After completing this unit, you will be able to:

‡ state the main elements of the New Economic Reform and its important aspects in Ethiopia;

‡ examine structural adjustment policy measures undertaken in Ethiopia; and

‡ understand investment policy in Ethiopia.