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Industrial agglomeration in Myanmar
Rand, John; Tarp, Finn; Trifkovic, Neda; Zille, Helge - 2019
Focusing on labour productivity and working conditions, we investigate the benefits of industrial zones for private manufacturing enterprises in Myanmar. We find that being located in an industrial zone associates with higher labour productivity. Value added gains, however, are not transferred...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011978505
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Job accessibility and spatial equity : a city of Cape Town case study
Merwe, Jacomien van der; Jong, Tom de - 2023
Addressing unemployment and income inequalities in transport and land-use policies is important, particularly in South Africa, which is currently experiencing one of the highest unemployment rates and income inequality in the world. This research investigates the horizontal (geographical...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014449854
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An uncertainty approach to modelling climate change risk in South Africa
Cullis, James; Alton, Theresa; Arndt, Channing; … - 2015
sector, dry-land agriculture, hydropower, roads infrastructure costs and sea level rise. These factors have not been … impacts are showed to be potentially significant particularly resulting from additional roads infrastructure costs and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010511214
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Roads and jobs in Ethiopia
Fiorini, Matteo; Sanfilippo, Marco - 2019
We look at how improving roads can affect jobs and structural transformation. We use a novel geocoded dataset covering … the universe of Ethiopian roads and match this information with individual data to identify the effects of improvements in … the district level, higher market potential due to better roads contributes to the creation of new jobs, reduces the share …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012161342
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Disentangling the pattern of geographic concentration in Tunisian manufacturing industries
Ayadi, Mohamed; Mattoussi, Wided - 2014
In this paper, we examine the pattern of spatial concentration of manufacturing industries observed in Tunisia and explore the factors driving firms’ choices of location at the provincial level. We consider specialization and competition indicators as the driving forces and also examine the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010337662
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Special economic zones in Southern Africa : white elephants or latent drivers of growth and employment? : the case of Zambia and South Africa
Phiri, Mwanda; Manchishi, Shimukunku - 2020
The successful use of special economic zones as economic tools for export-led industrial development in East Asia propelled a wave of similar initiatives across Africa. In Southern Africa, Zambia and South Africa instituted special economic zones in their respective legal and institutional...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012320977
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Evolving city systems
Overman, Henry G.; Venables, Anthony - 2010
This paper reviews the literature on the forces driving urbanization in developing countries. It presents a model outlining how globalization can lead to the evolution of an urban structure which may approximate Zipf's law. Policy implications are outlined. -- urbanization ; globalization ;...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008661316
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Fast tracking the SADC integration agenda to unlock regional collaboration gains along growth corridors in Southern Africa
Habiyaremye, Alexis - 2020
Despite more than two decades of economic integration efforts, levels of spatial development inequality remain high within the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Owing to persistent delays in the implementation of the SADC integration agenda, infrastructure connectivity is still...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012256752
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Where is commercial farming expanding in Mozambique? : evidence from agricultural surveys
Glover, Steven M.; Salvucci, Vincenzo; Jones, Sam - 2016
This paper studies the dynamics of the agricultural sector in Mozambique, focusing on the role of commercial farms. Using agricultural survey data from 2002 to 2012, we analyse the spatial distribution of large farms and identify factors influencing their location decisions. We find that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011573929
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The expansion of regional supermarket chains : implications for local suppliers in Zambia
Ziba, Francis; Phiri, Mwanda - 2017
The last two decades have seen rapid economic growth in Zambia and the proliferation of foreign supermarket chain stores. However, this growth has translated into neither significant job creation nor significant poverty reduction. Furthermore, while the expansion of supermarket chains in Zambia...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011627744