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The Republic of South Africa faces the imperative of escaping economic stagnation. This paper seeks to synthesize results from a series of research efforts, including but not limited to the work conducted under the UNU-WIDER project on 'Regional growth and development in Southern Africa', and...
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aggregate and sectoral gross domestic product is driven by input, without increasing efficiency in production or benefiting from …, have the potential to achieve growth through efficiency improvements and by adopting technology. Output growth in the … provinces of South Africa is negatively contributed by changes in technical efficiency, which suggests that policy makers should …
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examining: (i) the channels via which SF affects growth, total factor productivity (TFP) versus factors of production; and (ii … ; productivity ; policy syndromes ; institutions …
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The structure of the Nigerian economy is typical of an underdeveloped country. The primary sector, in particular, the oil and gas sector, dominates the gross domestic product accounting for over 95 per cent of export earnings and about 85 per cent of government revenue between 2011 and 2012. The...
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Productivity gains are the prime engine of economic growth. This paper uses a rich amount of firms' accounting … access on firms' total factor productivity. …
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This study explores the question of structural change and inclusive development in South Africa and Brazil. Using Census data from the two countries, the analysis combines a household level multidimensional indicator of well-being with the applications of growth incidence curves and a sectoral...
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In recent decades, Africa has received a large share of official development assistance compared to other regions of the world. Using AidData for 2000-13, this paper examines the effects of aid to productive sectors on manufacturing growth in Africa. Econometric results show that increased...
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This paper examines the connections of structural change and economic openness to labour productivity growth using a …-country productivity growth is estimated using the least squares with dummy variables approach. The results suggest that growth of labour … productivity is negatively related to initial levels of labour productivity. Labour productivity growth is also positively related …
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channels, our results reveal that the reforms studied stimulate labour productivity growth by inducing dynamic efficiency …Which structural reforms affect labour productivity growth in developing countries? This paper answers this question by … that financial reforms, trade reforms, and product market reforms boost labour productivity growth. By documenting the main …
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, size and distribution of industry are discussed in light of the laissez fair paradigm. The non-direct interventionist …
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