Structural Transformation and Productivity Growth in Africa

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dc.creatorAhmed, Sabin
dc.creatorMengistae, Taye
dc.creatorYoshino, Yutaka
dc.creatorZeufack, Albert G.
dc.date2015-12-18T22:30:19Z
dc.date2015-12-18T22:30:19Z
dc.date2015-12
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T00:43:58Z
dc.descriptionUganda’s economy underwent significant structural change in the 2000s whereby the share of non-tradable services in aggregate employment rose by about 7 percentage points at the expense of the production of tradable goods. The process also involved a 12-percentage-point shift in employment away from small and medium enterprises and larger firms in manufacturing and commercial agriculture mainly to microenterprises in retail trade. In addition, the sectoral reallocation of labor on these two dimensions coincided with significant growth in aggregate labor productivity. However, in and of itself, the same reallocation could only have held back, rather than aid, the observed productivity gains. This was because labor was more productive throughout the period in the tradable goods sector than in the non-tradable sector. Moreover, the effect on aggregate labor productivity of the reallocation of employment between the two sectors could only have been reinforced by the impacts on the same of the rise in the employment share of microenterprises. The effect was also strengthened by a parallel employment shift across the age distribution of enterprises that raised sharply the employment share of established firms at the expense of younger ones and startups. Not only was labor consistently less productive in microenterprises than in small and medium enterprises and larger enterprises across all industries throughout the period, it was also typically less productive in more established firms than in younger ones.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/12/25513677/structural-transformation-productivity-growth-africa-uganda-2000s
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/23467
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-7504
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/410072
dc.languageEnglish
dc.languageen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationPolicy Research Working Paper;No. 7504
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectJOBS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectMONETARY POLICY
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY LEVELS
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTH
dc.subjectPRODUCTION
dc.subjectAGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectINFORMAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSTRUCTURAL CHANGE
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSERVICE SECTOR
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectSERVICE INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectTRADE BARRIERS
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subjectINFORMATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectEXPORTS
dc.subjectELASTICITY
dc.subjectPOLITICAL ECONOMY
dc.subjectJOB‐CREATION
dc.subjectWELFARE
dc.subjectJOB
dc.subjectAGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectFIRM‐ SIZE
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION
dc.subjectVARIABLES
dc.subjectMARGINAL PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectINPUTS
dc.subjectRETAIL TRADE
dc.subjectREAL WAGES
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY INCREASE
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SIZE
dc.subjectFREE TRADE
dc.subjectWAGE GROWTH
dc.subjectJOB LOSSES
dc.subjectTRENDS
dc.subjectDRIVERS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOMES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectEXPORT GROWTH
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS
dc.subjectAGE‐GROUPS
dc.subjectFIRM LEVEL
dc.subjectWORKER
dc.subjectGROUP WORKER
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectEXPORT LED GROWTH
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectINDUSTRIALIZATION
dc.subjectINCREASING RETURNS
dc.subjectORGANIZATIONS
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectAGE GROUP
dc.subjectOPEN ECONOMY
dc.subjectLABOR
dc.subjectLABOR PRODUCTIVITY
dc.subjectTOTAL EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT SHARE
dc.subjectECONOMIC RESEARCH
dc.subjectTAXES
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectJOB‐DESTRUCTION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GROWTH
dc.subjectVALUE ADDED
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY LEVELS
dc.subjectWAGES
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL TRADE
dc.subjectREAL WAGE
dc.subjectHIGH EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVALUE
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESS
dc.subjectCREDIT
dc.subjectMACROECONOMICS
dc.subjectPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
dc.subjectAGE GROUPS
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectOCCUPATION
dc.subjectECONOMY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectPRODUCT DIFFERENTIATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVE FIRMS
dc.subjectECONOMIC RENTS
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT GROWTH
dc.subjectJOB CREATION
dc.subjectAGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectGROUP WORKER
dc.subjectMEASUREMENT
dc.subjectSHARES
dc.subjectECONOMIC THEORY
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectMANPOWER
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY DECOMPOSITION
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectTRADE
dc.subjectGDP
dc.subjectEXPORT‐LED GROWTH
dc.subjectGOODS
dc.subjectTHEORY
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectENTRY COSTS
dc.subjectGROWTH RATE
dc.subjectCOMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectTRADE LIBERALIZATION
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GAP
dc.subjectINCOME ELASTICITY OF DEMAND
dc.subjectEMPLOYEE
dc.subjectPRODUCT MARKETS
dc.subjectECONOMIES OF SCALE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
dc.subjectPRODUCTIVITY GAINS
dc.subjectLABOUR
dc.subjectAGGREGATE EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNSKILLED LABOR
dc.subjectSELF‐EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectSMALL BUSINESSES
dc.subjectPRICES
dc.subjectLABOR REALLOCATION
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT POLICY
dc.subjectMANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES
dc.subjectEMPLOYEES
dc.titleStructural Transformation and Productivity Growth in Africa
dc.titleUganda in the 2000s
dc.typeWorking Paper
dc.typeDocument de travail
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