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How large is the private sector in Africa? Evidence from national accounts and labor markets
Stampini, Marco; Leung, Ron; Diarra, Setou M.; Pla, … - 2011
market data reinforces the idea of a large private sector, which provides about 90% of total employment opportunities … account on average for only 10% of total employment (a share similar to that provided by public administration and state owned … enterprises). South Africa is the notable exception, with formal wage employment in the private sector representing 46% of total …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282595
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How Large Is the Private Sector in Africa? Evidence from National Accounts and Labor Markets
Stampini, Marco; Leung, Ron; Diarra, Setou M.; Pla, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
market data reinforces the idea of a large private sector, which provides about 90% of total employment opportunities … account on average for only 10% of total employment (a share similar to that provided by public administration and state owned … enterprises). South Africa is the notable exception, with formal wage employment in the private sector representing 46% of total …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416934
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Road to Industrialized Africa : Role of Efficient Factor Market in Firm Growth
Nose, Manabu - 2018
After a decade of rapid growth, industrialization has lost ground with shrinking manufacturing sector and high informality in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). This paper explores how land market and labor regulations affect factor allocative efficiency and firm performance in SSA. Using pooled data on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012912482
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How large is the private sector in Africa? : evidence from national accounts and labor markets
Stampini, Marco; Leung, Ron; Diarra, Setou M.; Pla, … - 2011
market data reinforces the idea of a large private sector, which provides about 90% of total employment opportunities … account on average for only 10% of total employment (a share similar to that provided by public administration and state owned … enterprises). South Africa is the notable exception, with formal wage employment in the private sector representing 46% of total …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009529151
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Gender gaps in the path to adulthood for young females and males in six African countries from the 1990s to the 2010s
Kabubo-Mariara, Jane; McKay, Andrew D.; Newell, Andrew; … - In: IZA Journal of development and migration 8 (2018) 16, pp. 1-19
most countries, so that agriculture is still the dominant sector of employment for most young men and women. We model …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011896648
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Young entrepreneurs in rural Africa : prevalence, determinants, productivity
Nagler, Paula; Naudé, Wim - 2014
Africa is not only the poorest and most rural continent, it is also the most youthful continent in terms of population. Given the large number of young job seekers that will enter the labor market over the next decade, we need a better understanding of rural non-farm entrepreneurship,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010419074
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Magic and witchcraft: Implications for Democratization and poverty-alleviating aid in Africa
Kohnert, Dirk - In: World Development 24 (1996) 8, pp. 1347-1355
The belief in occult forces is still deeply rooted in many African societies, regardless of education, religion, and social class of the people concerned. According to many Africans its incidence is even increasing due to social stress and strain caused (among others) by the process of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011327883
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Crime and conflicts in Africa: consequences of corruption?
Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013
With earthshaking and jaw-breaking levels of corruption in the African continent, the question on the extent to which corruption influences crime still remains unanswered. This paper assesses the effect of corruption (corruption-control) in 38 African countries using updated data. We find that,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390824
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Fighting African Conflicts and Crimes: Which Governance Tools Matter?
Asongu, Simplice A.; Kodila-Tedika, Oasis - 2013
Crimes and conflicts are seriously undermining African development. This article assesses the best governance tools in the fight against the scourges. The following findings are established. (1) Democracy, autocracy and voice & accountability have no significant negative correlations with crime....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390832
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How do financial reforms affect inequality through financial sector competition? Evidence from Africa
Asongu, Simplice A. - 2013
In the first empirical study on how financial reforms have been instrumental in mitigating inequality through financial sector competition, we contribute at the same time to the macroeconomic literature on measuring financial development and respond to the growing field of economic development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011390836