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Are routine jobs moving south? Evidence from changes in the occupational structure of employment in the USA and Mexico
Cortes, Guido Matias; Morris, Diego M. - 2020
The decline of employment in middle-wage, routine task intensive jobs has been well documented for the USA. Increased offshoring towards lower-income countries such as Mexico has been proposed as a potential driver of this decline. Our analysis provides a unique and new approach to address the...
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New technologies create opportunities
Murray, Sally - 2017
-Saharan Africa and more advanced developing and developed countries. Technology can help to overcome distances between producers and …
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Sources of output growth in the countries of the Common Monetary Area and the provinces of South Africa
Sahoo, Dukhabandhu; Sahoo, Auro Kumar; Behera, Jayanti; … - 2021
from shifts in technology. Countries experiencing input-driven growth in the secondary sector, such as Namibia and Eswatini …, have the potential to achieve growth through efficiency improvements and by adopting technology. Output growth in the …
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Does lack of innovation and absorptive capacity retard economic growth in Africa?
Onyeiwu, Steve - 2011
African countries to assimilate and effectively use knowledge and technology. Contrary to the views held by many analysts, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010280171
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Value chain directionality, upgrading, and industrial policy in the Tanzanian textile and apparel sectors
Boys, Julian; Andreoni, Antonio - 2020
With recent changes in the global economy, policy makers are increasingly turning from global value chains to regional and national value chains as drivers of structural transformation in the global South. This paper examines economic and social upgrading in the Tanzanian textile and apparel...
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From productivity to exporting or vice versa? Evidence from the Tunisian manufacturing sector
Ayadi, Mohamed; Mattoussi, Wided - 2014
In this paper, we explore the link between firm productivity and exporting using three firm level datasets of 1323 Tunisian manufacturing firms from 2004 to 2006. In particular, we examine whether more productive firms self-select into export markets, and whether exporters achieve productivity...
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Spreading the gains? Prospects and policies for the development of regional value chains in Southern Africa
Black, Anthony H.; Edwards, Lawrence; Ismail, Faizel; … - 2019
Regional integration is making steady progress in Africa and a key objective is to improve the prospects for industrialization by expanding the regional market. This paper draws on a combination of trade data analysis and industry case studies to better understand the links and synergies between...
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The role of supermarket chains in developing food, other fast-moving consumer goods and consumer goods suppliers in regional markets
Das Nair, Reena; Landani, Namhla - 2019
Supermarkets are strong catalysts to stimulate the growth and development of producers and suppliers of processed food and manufactured products in Southern Africa. This paper assesses the role of supermarkets and governments in developing supplier capabilities through supplier development...
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Globotics and development: When manufacturing is jobless and services are tradable
Baldwin, Richard E.; Forslid, Rikard - 2019
Globalization and robotics (globotics) are transforming the world economy at an explosive pace since they are driven by … digital technology that is advancing in phenomenal increments. This paper - which should be considered a 'thought piece … historical perspective on the current transformation before turning to a consideration of the technology and a closer look at the …
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Manufacturing productivity, deindustrialization, and reindustrialization
Tregenna, Fiona - 2011
In considering pathways to industrialization in the twenty-first century, cognisance needs to be taken of the fact that many countries have actually been deindustrializing. This paper analyses deindustrialization experiences internationally, by decomposing changes in the level and share of...
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