Job creation for youth in Africa : assessing the potential of industries without smokestacks

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dc.contributor.authorCoulibaly, Brahima S.
dc.contributor.authorGandhi, Dhruv
dc.contributor.authorMbaye, Ahmadou Aly
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-19T15:57:16Z
dc.date.available2019-12-19T15:57:16Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-12
dc.description.abstractThere is emerging evidence that some industries, including tourism, agro-industry, horticulture, transport, and information technology-enabled services are generating opportunities for job creation and more rapid structural transformation in Africa. This paper assesses the job creation potential of these “industries without smokestacks” (IWOSS) by estimating employment-to-output elasticities. Both transport and telecom (T-T) and tourism have employment elasticities similar to manufacturing and near the ideal 0.7 identified in the literature, suggesting that growth in the sector could enhance productivity and generate employment.en
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/58340
dc.language.isoen
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSISen
dc.subjectEMPLOYMENT CREATIONen
dc.subjectYOUTH EMPLOYMENTen
dc.subjectLABOUR MARKETen
dc.subjectLABOUR PRODUCTIVITYen
dc.subjectMATHEMATICAL MODELSen
dc.subjectTOURISMen
dc.subjectTELECOMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRYen
dc.subjectETHIOPIAen
dc.subjectSENEGAen
dc.subjectZAMBIAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.titleJob creation for youth in Africa : assessing the potential of industries without smokestacksen
dc.typeWorking Paperen
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber109105001
idrc.project.number109105
idrc.project.titleAddressing Africa’s youth unemployment through skills for industries without smokestacksen
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-250917
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2010-2019 / Années 2010-2019
Promoting research excellence and uptake for Boosting Decent Employment for Africa’s Youth / Promouvoir l'excellence et le positionnement de la recherche pour stimuler les emplois décents des jeunes en Afrique
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