The Macroeconomic Environment for Jobs in South Sudan : Jobs, Recovery, and Peacebuilding in Urban South Sudan - Technical Report II

This study assesses the macro-fiscal framework for jobs in South Sudan, working with the limited macro-fiscal data available on the fiscal years 2019 and 2020. The macroeconomic environment can hardly be more difficult for South Sudanese looking to...

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Main Author:	Mawejje, Joseph
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2020
Subjects:	MACROECONOMIC TRENDS ECONOMIC GROWTH OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT INFLATION EXCHANGE RATE FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ACCESS TO FINANCE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/565471603349323755/The-Macroeconomic-Environment-for-Jobs-in-South-Sudan-Jobs-Recovery-and-Peacebuilding-in-Urban-South-Sudan-Second-Technical-Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34664

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spelling	okr-10986-346642021-05-25T09:51:00Z The Macroeconomic Environment for Jobs in South Sudan : Jobs, Recovery, and Peacebuilding in Urban South Sudan - Technical Report II Mawejje, Joseph MACROECONOMIC TRENDS ECONOMIC GROWTH OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT INFLATION EXCHANGE RATE FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ACCESS TO FINANCE This study assesses the macro-fiscal framework for jobs in South Sudan, working with the limited macro-fiscal data available on the fiscal years 2019 and 2020. The macroeconomic environment can hardly be more difficult for South Sudanese looking to make a living. For workers, the dramatic contraction of non-oil output since the beginning of the conflict reflected a loss of job activities and a breakdown in market demand. A 60-fold increase in prices since before the conflict poses a serious obstacle to job activities, while an overvalued exchange rate weakens incentives. The oil sector is a big part of the economy, and the budget is dependent on oil revenue - but with weak governance, too little spending goes toward investment in development. The public sector in employment is large and a source of patronage, but it has an important function as a source of demand for goods and services. The study is one of a set of four reports assessing different aspects of jobs in urban South Sudan in order to formulate policy for recovery. 2020-10-27T13:56:26Z 2020-10-27T13:56:26Z 2020-10-22 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/565471603349323755/The-Macroeconomic-Environment-for-Jobs-in-South-Sudan-Jobs-Recovery-and-Peacebuilding-in-Urban-South-Sudan-Second-Technical-Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34664 English Jobs Working Paper;No. 51 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa South Sudan
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topic	MACROECONOMIC TRENDS ECONOMIC GROWTH OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT INFLATION EXCHANGE RATE FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ACCESS TO FINANCE
spellingShingle	MACROECONOMIC TRENDS ECONOMIC GROWTH OIL REVENUE MANAGEMENT FISCAL POLICY PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT INFLATION EXCHANGE RATE FINANCIAL SECTOR DEVELOPMENT ACCESS TO FINANCE Mawejje, Joseph The Macroeconomic Environment for Jobs in South Sudan : Jobs, Recovery, and Peacebuilding in Urban South Sudan - Technical Report II
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description	This study assesses the macro-fiscal framework for jobs in South Sudan, working with the limited macro-fiscal data available on the fiscal years 2019 and 2020. The macroeconomic environment can hardly be more difficult for South Sudanese looking to make a living. For workers, the dramatic contraction of non-oil output since the beginning of the conflict reflected a loss of job activities and a breakdown in market demand. A 60-fold increase in prices since before the conflict poses a serious obstacle to job activities, while an overvalued exchange rate weakens incentives. The oil sector is a big part of the economy, and the budget is dependent on oil revenue - but with weak governance, too little spending goes toward investment in development. The public sector in employment is large and a source of patronage, but it has an important function as a source of demand for goods and services. The study is one of a set of four reports assessing different aspects of jobs in urban South Sudan in order to formulate policy for recovery.
format	Working Paper
author	Mawejje, Joseph
author_facet	Mawejje, Joseph
author_sort	Mawejje, Joseph
title	The Macroeconomic Environment for Jobs in South Sudan : Jobs, Recovery, and Peacebuilding in Urban South Sudan - Technical Report II
title_short	The Macroeconomic Environment for Jobs in South Sudan : Jobs, Recovery, and Peacebuilding in Urban South Sudan - Technical Report II
title_full	The Macroeconomic Environment for Jobs in South Sudan : Jobs, Recovery, and Peacebuilding in Urban South Sudan - Technical Report II
title_fullStr	The Macroeconomic Environment for Jobs in South Sudan : Jobs, Recovery, and Peacebuilding in Urban South Sudan - Technical Report II
title_full_unstemmed	The Macroeconomic Environment for Jobs in South Sudan : Jobs, Recovery, and Peacebuilding in Urban South Sudan - Technical Report II
title_sort	macroeconomic environment for jobs in south sudan : jobs, recovery, and peacebuilding in urban south sudan - technical report ii
publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2020
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/565471603349323755/The-Macroeconomic-Environment-for-Jobs-in-South-Sudan-Jobs-Recovery-and-Peacebuilding-in-Urban-South-Sudan-Second-Technical-Report http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34664
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The Macroeconomic Environment for Jobs in South Sudan : Jobs, Recovery, and Peacebuilding in Urban South Sudan - Technical Report II

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