Employment generation for women and youth in a manufacturing driven economic complexity framework : Ghana
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2019-04
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Development Policy Research Unit, University of Cape Town
Abstract
The Economic Complexity framework and product space can be applied to guide economic policy formulation. Complexity analytics can aid in classifying countries according to the Economic Complexity Index (ECI) scale. Other metrics can also help identify products that are more complex, in this case, products that are not too far from Ghana’s current capabilities and have potential for diversification. This brief suggests that determining the skills gap between what industries require to produce sophisticated products, and training offered to women and youth, will form a key part of employment generation.
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ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES, UNDEREMPLOYMENT, YOUTH EMPLOYMENT, WOMEN WORKERS, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, GHANA, SOUTH OF SAHARA