Noland, Marcus; Park, Donghyun; Estrada, Gemma B. - Peter G. Peterson Institute for International Economics … - 2012
for inclusive economic growth. Our analysis indicates that services are already an important source of output, growth, and … jobs in the region. However, its productivity greatly lags that of the advanced economies, which implies ample room for … further growth. The impact of services sector on poverty reduction is less clear but we do find some limited evidence of a …