Jobs in Global Value Chains : New Evidence for Four African Countries in International Perspective
What is the potential for job growth in Africa under participation in global value chains (GVCs)? In this study the concept of GVC jobs is introduced which tracks the number of jobs associated with GVC production of goods. A novel decomposition app...
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okr-10986-321552022-09-20T00:14:36Z Jobs in Global Value Chains : New Evidence for Four African Countries in International Perspective Pahl, Stefan Timmer, Marcel P. Gouma, Reitze Woltjer, Pieter J. GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN LABOR DEMAND LABOR MARKET CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON JOB CREATION COMPETITIVENESS MANUFACTURING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY What is the potential for job growth in Africa under participation in global value chains (GVCs)? In this study the concept of GVC jobs is introduced which tracks the number of jobs associated with GVC production of goods. A novel decomposition approach is used to account for GVC jobs by three proximate sources: global demand for final goods, a country's GVC competitiveness (measured as the country's share in serving global demand) and technology (workers needed per unit of output). Based on newly assembled data, it is shown how GVC jobs and incomes have changed over the period 2000-14 in Ethiopia, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa, compared to developments in some other low- and middle-income countries in the world. The four African countries stand out in terms of a low share of GVC jobs in the (formal) manufacturing sector, and a relatively high share in agriculture due to strong backward linkages, especially in the case of food production. All countries benefitted highly from growing global demand for final goods. At the same time it appears that technical change in GVCs is biased against the use of labour, greatly diminishing the potential for job growth through GVC participation. 2019-08-01T21:46:15Z 2019-08-01T21:46:15Z 2019-07 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/334531564600910227/Jobs-in-Global-Value-Chains-New-Evidence-for-Four-African-Countries-in-International-Perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32155 English Policy Research Working Paper;No. 8953 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Africa Ethiopia Kenya Senegal South Africa |
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GLOBAL VALUE CHAIN LABOR DEMAND LABOR MARKET CROSS-COUNTRY COMPARISON JOB CREATION COMPETITIVENESS MANUFACTURING AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY Pahl, Stefan Timmer, Marcel P. Gouma, Reitze Woltjer, Pieter J. Jobs in Global Value Chains : New Evidence for Four African Countries in International Perspective |
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What is the potential for job growth in
Africa under participation in global value chains (GVCs)? In
this study the concept of GVC jobs is introduced which
tracks the number of jobs associated with GVC production of
goods. A novel decomposition approach is used to account for
GVC jobs by three proximate sources: global demand for final
goods, a country's GVC competitiveness (measured as the
country's share in serving global demand) and
technology (workers needed per unit of output). Based on
newly assembled data, it is shown how GVC jobs and incomes
have changed over the period 2000-14 in Ethiopia, Kenya,
Senegal and South Africa, compared to developments in some
other low- and middle-income countries in the world. The
four African countries stand out in terms of a low share of
GVC jobs in the (formal) manufacturing sector, and a
relatively high share in agriculture due to strong backward
linkages, especially in the case of food production. All
countries benefitted highly from growing global demand for
final goods. At the same time it appears that technical
change in GVCs is biased against the use of labour, greatly
diminishing the potential for job growth through GVC participation. |
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Working Paper |
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Pahl, Stefan Timmer, Marcel P. Gouma, Reitze Woltjer, Pieter J. |
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Pahl, Stefan Timmer, Marcel P. Gouma, Reitze Woltjer, Pieter J. |
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Pahl, Stefan |
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Jobs in Global Value Chains : New Evidence for Four African Countries in International Perspective |
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Jobs in Global Value Chains : New Evidence for Four African Countries in International Perspective |
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Jobs in Global Value Chains : New Evidence for Four African Countries in International Perspective |
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Jobs in Global Value Chains : New Evidence for Four African Countries in International Perspective |
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Jobs in Global Value Chains : New Evidence for Four African Countries in International Perspective |
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jobs in global value chains : new evidence for four african countries in international perspective |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2019 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/334531564600910227/Jobs-in-Global-Value-Chains-New-Evidence-for-Four-African-Countries-in-International-Perspective http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32155 |
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