Economic complexity and employment for women and youth : the case of Ghana

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dc.contributor.authorBaah-Boateng, William
dc.contributor.authorTwum, Eric
dc.date.accessioned2020-02-05T08:29:21Z
dc.date.available2020-02-05T08:29:21Z
dc.date.issued2018-10
dc.description.abstractIndustry expansion in Ghana is hampered by difficulty in accessing larger markets within the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) subregion: products that are exportable through a free tariff regime are subjected to unreasonable delays at the ports. Additionally, costs of production are extremely high: high interest rates, duties on imported raw materials, exchange rate fluctuations, taxes, electricity, as well as labour and training costs. Ineffective regulation and cheap imports are also impediments to economic complexity. ECOWAS countries must commit to enforcing free trade within the sub-region to promote intra West Africa Trade, facilitating the growth of exports and job creation.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/58423
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSISen
dc.subjectCOMPETITIVENESSen
dc.subjectEXPORT ORIENTED INDUSTRIESen
dc.subjectMANUFACTURINGen
dc.subjectPRODUCTION FACTORSen
dc.subjectECONOMIC GROWTHen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIESen
dc.subjectTRADE FACILITATIONen
dc.subjectECOWASen
dc.subjectGHANAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleEconomic complexity and employment for women and youth : the case of Ghanaen
dc.typeCase Studyen
idrc.copyright.holder© DPRU, University of Cape Town 2018
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber108462001
idrc.project.number108462
idrc.project.titleExpanding economic opportunities for women and youth in Africa through structural transformationen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-254144
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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