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Reform and Regional Integration of Professional Services in East Africa

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  • Dihel, Nora

    (World Bank)

  • Fernandes, Ana Margarida

    (World Bank)

  • Mattoo, Aaditya

    (World Bank)

  • Strychacz, Nicholas

    (World Bank)

Abstract

Professional services matter for development in East Africa. Business services, including professional services, are among the most dynamic services sectors; and are a key input for other sectors. Greater use of professional services by East African firms is associated with higher labor productivity. But there is a large gap between the potential contribution these services could make and the meager contribution they make today. National markets for professionals and professional services in East Africa remain underdeveloped, whereas regional markets are fragmented by restrictive policies and regulatory heterogeneity. An effective reform agenda will require policy action in four areas: education, regulation of professional services, trade policy, and labor mobility at both the national and international levels.

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  • Dihel, Nora & Fernandes, Ana Margarida & Mattoo, Aaditya & Strychacz, Nicholas, 2010. "Reform and Regional Integration of Professional Services in East Africa," World Bank - Economic Premise, The World Bank, issue 32, pages 1-7, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:wbk:prmecp:ep32
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    8. Trudy Hartzenberg & Paul Kalenga, 2015. "National Policies and Regional Integration in the South African Development Community," WIDER Working Paper Series 056, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    9. Edward J. Balistreri & David G. Tarr & Hidemichi Yonezawa, 2015. "Deep Integration in Eastern and Southern Africa: What are the Stakes?," Journal of African Economies, Centre for the Study of African Economies, vol. 24(5), pages 677-706.
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    Keywords

    reform; regional integration; professional services; Africa; East Africa; development; business services; labor; productivity; trade policy; labor mobility;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • F13 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade Policy; International Trade Organizations
    • F16 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Trade and Labor Market Interactions
    • F23 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - Multinational Firms; International Business
    • F42 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Policy Coordination and Transmission
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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