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Structural change(s) in Ghana : a comparison between the trade, formal and informal sectors
Caldarola, Bernardo - 2022
This paper uses the case of Ghana to unpack the role of the informal sector in the process of structural change. A … industries are assessed against an employment-based industrial complexity index. The results indicate that Ghana's export and … informal sector with the Ghana's productive structure in order to allow the participation of Ghanaian households to the process …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013465154
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Structural change(s) in Ghana: A comparison between the trade, formal and informal sectors
Caldarola, Bernardo - 2022
This paper uses the case of Ghana to unpack the role of the informal sector in the process of structural change. A … industries are assessed against an employment-based industrial complexity index. The results indicate that Ghana's export and … informal sector with the Ghana's productive structure in order to allow the participation of Ghanaian households to the process …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014318971
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Barriers to growth-enhancing structural transformation: the role of subnational differences in intersectoral productivity gaps
Paul, Saumik; Raju, Dhushyanth - 2021
barriers to growth-enhancing structural transformation, combining structural modeling with enterprise census data from Ghana … sectors constrain the productivity gain from structural transformation. In Ghana, intersectoral productivity gaps among the …-percent reduction in the disparity in regional intersectoral productivity gaps raises Ghana's national aggregate productivity …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012519218
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Subcontracting and the size and composition of the informal sector : evidence from Indian manufacturing
Moreno, Ana Isabel; Pieters, Janneke; Erumban, Abdul Azeez - 2012
This paper analyzes the relationship between formal sector subcontracting and the evolution of the informal sector using nationally representative survey data of Indian manufacturing enterprises for the period 1995-2006. In these years of fast economic growth, subcontracting by formal...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009580539
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Formal sector subcontracting and informal sector employment in Indian manufacturing
Moreno, Ana Isabel; Pieters, Janneke; Erumban, Abdul Azeez - In: IZA journal of labor & development 3 (2014), pp. 1-17
Using nationally representative survey data of Indian manufacturing enterprises spanning the period 1995–2006, we analyze the link between formal sector subcontracting and informal sector employment. A novelty in our analysis is that this relationship is allowed to differ between modern and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010466445
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Lockdown accounting
Gottlieb, Charles; Grobovsek, Jan; Poschke, Markus; … - 2020
We measure the effect of lockdown policies on employment and GDP across countries using individual- and sector-level data. Employment effects depend on the ability to work from home, which ranges from about half of total employment in rich countries to around 35% in poor countries. This gap...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012242304
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Lockdown Accounting
Gottlieb, Charles - 2020
We measure the effect of lockdown policies on employment and GDP across countries using individual- and sector-level data. Employment effects depend on the ability to work from home, which ranges from about half of total employment in rich countries to around 35% in poor countries. This gap...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012829938
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South Africa’s Informal Economy: A Statistical Profile
Gabrielle, Wills - Volkswirtschaftliche Fakultät, … - 2009
This report presents a statistical profile of informal employment in South Africa from 2005 to 2007, using September Labour Force Surveys. In particular, the report uses descriptive analysis to identify the extent and composition of informal employment and its recent trends. It describes the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011257922
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Beyond dualism: Multisegmented labor markets in Ghana
Heintz, James; Slonimczyk, Fabian - 2007
Using estimates of earnings functions in Ghana, this paper examines patterns of labor market segmentation with regard …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287864
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Beyond dualism : multisegmented labor markets in Ghana
Heintz, James (contributor); Slonimczyk, Fabian (contributor) - 2007
Using estimates of earnings functions in Ghana, this paper examines patterns of labor market segmentation with regard …. -- dualism ; labor markets ; employment ; segmentation ; Ghana …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10003733915