Mekonen Kumlachew Yitayew

Full NameMekonnen Kumlachew Yitayaw
Academic RankAssistant Professor
Education Background
  • BA in Cooperative Accounting and Business Management from Wollo University (Nov. 14, 2012)
  • MSc. in Accounting and Finance from Hawassa University (June 29, 2017)
Working Experience
  • Lecturer at Haramaya University (October 2014 to June 2023)
  • Lecturer at Injibara University (June 2023 to Present)
Research Interest
  • Corporate Finance
  • Governance
  • Taxation
  •   Financial markets
Publications1.Yitayaw, M. K. (2020). Effect of Outreach on Financial Sustainability and Profitability of Saving and Credit Cooperatives in Eastern Ethiopia. Problems of World Agriculture, 20(2), 51-69, DOI: https://doi.org/10.22630/PRS.2020.20.2.12

2. Isayas, Y. N., & Yitayaw, M. K. (2020). Firm-Specific and Macroeconomic Determinants of Financial Institutions’ Profitability: Evidence from Banks and Insurances in Ethiopia. Journal of Economics and Business, 3(3), 1158-1136. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31014/aior.1992.03.03.269

3. Yitayaw, M. K. (2021). Determinants of Profitability and Financial Sustainability of Saving and Credit Cooperatives in Eastern Ethiopia. International Journal of Rural Management, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0973005220980599

4.Yitayaw, M. K. (2021). Firm-Specific, Industry-Specific and Macroeconomic Determinants of Commercial Banks’ Lending in Ethiopia: Panel Data Approach. Cogent Economics & Finance, 9(1), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2021.1952718

5. Yitayaw, M. K. (2021). Firm-Specific and Macroeconomic Determinants of Commercial Banks Liquidity in Ethiopia: Panel Data Approach. Cogent Business & Management, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311975.2021.1956065

6. Mamo, W. B., Feyisa, H. L., & Yitayaw, M. K. (2021). Financial performance of commercial banks in the emerging markets [Special issue]. Corporate Governance and Organizational Behavior Review, 5(2), 244–257. https://doi.org/10.22495/cgobrv5i2sip12

7. Mamo, W. B., Feyisa, H. L., Yitayaw, M. K., & Tereda, S. N. (2022). Employment Status during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from Ethiopia. The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 65(1), 123-135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41027-022-00365-x

8. Habtamu Legese and Mekonnen Kumlachew (2022). Factors affecting the death toll of COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2): evidence from 166 countries. International Journal of Public Health Science (IJPHS) 11(3) pp. 1112~1118. http://doi.org/10.11591/ijphs.v11i3.21446

9. Feyisa, H. L., Mamo, W. B., & Yitayaw, M. K. (2022). The Impact of Governance on Financial Institutions and Financial Market Development: Empirical Evidence from Emerging Markets. Studia Universitatis Vasile Goldiș Arad, Seria Științe Economice, 32(3), 48-64. http://doi.org/10.2478/sues-2022-0012

10.Yitayaw, M. K., Feyisa, H. L., Mamo, W. B., & Mogess, Y. K. (2022). Nexus between being landlocked and living standards in Sub-Saharan African countries: A two-step System GMM analysis. Journal of Infrastructure, Policy, and Development, 6(1), 1421. http://doi.org/10.24294/jipd.v6i1.1421

11.  Banke, N. K., & Yitayaw, M. K. (2022). Deposit mobilization and its determinants: evidence from commercial banks in Ethiopia. Future Business Journal, 8(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s43093-022-00144-6

12.Yitayaw, M. K., Mogess, Y. K., Feyisa, H. L., Mamo, W. B., & Abdulahi, S. M. (2022). Determinants of bank stability in Ethiopia: A two-step system GMM estimation. Cogent Economics & Finance, 11(1), 2161771, https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2022.2161771

13.  Abdulahi, S. M., Yitayaw, M. K., Feyisa, H. L., & Mamo, W. B. (2023). Factor affecting technical efficiency of the banking sector: Evidence from Ethiopia. Cogent Economics & Finance, 11(1), 2186039, https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2023.2186039

AddressCollege of Business and Economics, Injibara University
Office: Registrar Building, Room 311
Tel: +251910884535
Email: mekuman21@gmail.com