Structural Change and Productivity Growth in Guinea

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dc.creatorMijiyawa, Abdoul' Ganiou
dc.creatorConde, Lancine
dc.date2020-07-30T16:22:34Z
dc.date2020-07-30T16:22:34Z
dc.date2020-07
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:38:42Z
dc.descriptionThis paper documents that structural change positively contributed to labor productivity growth in Guinea during 2006-15. However, the contribution of structural change to productivity growth was modest (about one percentage point per year on average), because labor moved from agriculture, the least productive sector, into other relatively low-productivity activities, such as wholesale and retail trade and community services. Although such services are more productive than agriculture, they are low-productivity activities because of the high level of informality. The paper also finds that the contribution of structural change to productivity growth has declined over time, mainly due to the increased labor market rigidity, lower competitive real exchange rate, declining human capital, and weaker government effectiveness. The paper provides a discussion of the policy implications of the findings.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/643751596034468812/Structural-Change-and-Productivity-Growth-in-Guinea
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/34259
dc.identifier10.1596/1813-9450-9341
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/408155
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 9341
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectINFORMALITY
dc.titleStructural Change and Productivity Growth in Guinea
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
dc.typeDocumento de trabajo

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