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Services, Jobs, and Economic Development in Africa

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dc.contributor.authorBaccini, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorFiorini, Matteo
dc.contributor.authorHoekman, Bernard
dc.contributor.authorSanfilippo, Marco
dc.date.accessioned2023-08-15T19:54:34Z
dc.date.available2023-08-15T19:54:34Z
dc.date.issued2022-08-09
dc.description.abstractThis article presents data and analyzes the structure of employment in 13 African economies at the administrative unit level, with a focus on the role of services. We provide two novel pieces of evidence. First, we present a descriptive snapshot of changes in the composition of employment over time and across geographies. This reveals evidence of structural transformation toward services and service-related occupations at subnational level and provides a fine-grained overview of who works in services and where and how this has changed over time. Second, we provide correlations between services and economic development, using per capita nightlight luminosity as a proxy. We document (1) a strong positive association between high skills services and economic development; (2) substantial heterogeneity across industries within services; and (3) a mediating role of market conditions and technology in the relation between services and economic development. Overall, our work highlights an important role of services activities for employment, skills, and economic development in Africa.en
dc.identifier.citationThe World Bank Research Observer
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/40204
dc.identifier.issn0257-3032 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1564-6971 (online)
dc.identifier.urihttps://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/40204
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherPublished by Oxford University Press on behalf of the World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Research Observer
dc.rightsCC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectSERVICES
dc.subjectECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectGROWTH
dc.subjectSERVICIFICATION
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectAFRICA
dc.titleServices, Jobs, and Economic Development in Africaen
dc.typeJournal Article
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okr.associatedcontenthttps://academic.oup.com/wbro/article/38/1/147/6659205 Journal website (version of record)
okr.crossref.titleServices, Jobs, and Economic Development in Africa
okr.date.disclosure2023-08-15
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Journal Article
okr.identifier.doi10.1093/wbro/lkac006
okr.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1596/40204
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pagenumber147–178
okr.peerreviewAcademic Peer Review
okr.region.geographicalAfrica
okr.topicMacroeconomics and Economic Growth::Economic Growth
okr.topicLaw and Development::Labor & Employment Law
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Skills Development and Labor Force Training
okr.volume38 (1)
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