Services, Jobs, and Economic Development in Africa

IF 8.7 1区经济学 Q1 DEVELOPMENT STUDIES

World Bank Research Observer Pub Date : 2022-08-09 DOI:10.1093/wbro/lkac006

Leonardo Baccini, Matteo Fiorini, B. Hoekman, M. Sanfilippo

引用次数: 5

Abstract

This 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.

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服务业、就业与非洲经济发展

本文介绍了13个非洲经济体的行政单位级就业结构的数据和分析，重点是服务业的作用。我们提供了两个新颖的证据。首先，我们介绍了就业构成随时间和地域变化的描述性快照。这揭示了国家以下一级向服务业和服务相关职业的结构转型的证据，并对谁在服务业工作以及在哪里以及如何随着时间的推移而发生变化提供了精细的概述。其次，我们以人均夜光亮度为指标，提供了服务业与经济发展之间的相关性。我们记录了（1）高技能服务与经济发展之间强有力的积极联系；（2）服务业内部各行业的巨大异质性；以及（3）市场条件和技术在服务业和经济发展之间的关系中的中介作用。总的来说，我们的工作突出了服务活动在非洲就业、技能和经济发展方面的重要作用。

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World Bank Research Observer Multiple-

CiteScore

12.60

自引率

1.20%

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