productivity and its determinants in the manufacturing and service sectors in Kenya. As the largest economy in East Africa, it is …

This paper uses detailed production data from a half million Chinese manufacturing plants over 1998-2007 to estimate … adaptation were to occur, we project that climate change will reduce Chinese manufacturing output annually by 12%, equivalent to … manufacturing sector produces 32% of national GDP and supplies 12% of global exports. …

impacts of import competition on manufacturing employment, overall employment-population ratios, and income per capita in more … reduction in the manufacturing employment-population ratio of 1.54 percentage points, which is 55% of the observed change in the …

respond to manufacturing job loss caused by import competition from China. Although foreign-born population headcounts fell by … market adjustment in this episode was small. Because most U.S. immigrants arrived in the country after manufacturing regions …

using nationally representative survey data of Indian manufacturing enterprises for the period 1995-2006. In these years of … account for 90 per cent of total manufacturing employment. In order to contrast between a 'modernization' and a 'stagnation … traditional informal activities is related to increased outsourcing by formal manufacturing enterprises. -- informal sector …

of the agriculture-based industry and the manufacturing industry are also discussed. The study used the Ethiopian Social … has weak forward linkages, and the manufacturing industry has weak backward and forward linkages with other sectors of the … effect than a shock to the manufacturing industry. Economic policy should focus on agriculture-based industry investments to …