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Agglomeration, Urbanization and Employment Growth in Ghana: Evidence from an Industry-District Panel

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dc.contributor.authorKerr, Andrew
dc.contributor.authorMcDougall, Bruce
dc.date.accessioned2019-07-29T18:48:52Z
dc.date.available2019-07-29T18:48:52Z
dc.date.issued2019-07
dc.description.abstractIn this paper the impact of various agglomerative forces on employment growth in Ghanaian manufacturing is investigated, using data from two firm censuses, as well as population census and trade data. The study is the first to use nationally representative firm data that covers the formal and informal economy to investigate the impact of agglomerative forces on employment growth in an African economy. African economies are rapidly urbanizing, but this has not been accompanied by growth in manufacturing. A lack of agglomeration economies is one possible explanation for slow manufacturing growth and the attendant premature deindustrialization. The paper follows Combes (2000) in examining the importance of agglomeration economies on employment growth in Ghanaian manufacturing, finding that there is no evidence that population density is associated with faster employment growth. Other agglomeration economies do seem to play a role, although not always in the manner anticipated.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/863921563818957240/Agglomeration-Urbanization-and-Employment-growth-in-Ghana-Evidence-from-an-industry-district-panel
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8946
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/32130
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 8946
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectAGGLOMERATION ECONOMICS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectINFORMAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING
dc.subjectPOPULATION DENSITY
dc.subjectDEINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.titleAgglomeration, Urbanization and Employment Growth in Ghanaen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from an Industry-District Panelen
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okr.crossref.titleAgglomeration, Urbanization and Employment Growth in Ghana: Evidence from an Industry-District Panel
okr.date.disclosure2019-07-22
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/863921563818957240/Agglomeration-Urbanization-and-Employment-growth-in-Ghana-Evidence-from-an-industry-district-panel
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okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-8946
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryGhana
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okr.topicIndustry::General Manufacturing
okr.topicIndustry::Industrial Economics
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Employment and Unemployment
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Labor Markets
okr.topicUrban Development::Urban Economics
okr.unitOffice of the Chief Economist, Africa Region
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