moved from low productivity agriculture to higher productivity services and manufacturing. Although the employment share in … manufacturing is not expanding rapidly, in most of the low-income African countries the employment share in manufacturing has not … shifts in employment shares for future growth and development in Africa south of the Sahara …

similar to that in other parts of the country. The pattern of low employment rates and comparable wages is consistent with a … combination of low demand for labor and greater reluctance to work in these regions, which each depress employment but have … formal finance, which may also contribute to a lack of self-employment opportunities …

-in-difference method. The results suggest that the highways shifted employment from the farm to the nonfarm sector, and that this shift was …, the poverty rate, or the incidence of regular wage employment. The results suggest that the highways caused an increase in …

This paper studies employment patterns and trends in South Asia to shed light on determinants of extremely low female … employment rates in the region. After a comprehensive literature review, the authors use employment data from about one hundred … censuses and surveys from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka to compare employment trends …

business environment variables at the subnational level in explaining firm employment and productivity growth. The analysis …

This paper estimates dynamic employment multipliers in a U.S. county during 1998-2015. On average, one exogenous …

between rural non-farm activities (wage and self-employment) and household welfare in rural Malawi. The paper analyzes the … through which non-farm employment might improve the welfare of rural households. Although participation in non-farm activities …, controlling for time varying differences in local market conditions and employment opportunities. The results suggest that non …

should center on promoting the acceptability of female employment and investing in growing economic sectors that are more … attractive for female employment …

sectors of the economy, consequently leading to a reduction in the number of employment opportunities in Africa. Using geodata … causal impact of electricity shortages on employment, and the mechanisms driving the impact. Results from the paper reveal … that electricity shortages exert a substantial negative impact on employment rates in Africa. The evidence also shows three …