Barriers to Growth-Enhancing Structural Transformation: The Role of Subnational Differences in Intersectoral Productivity Gaps
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- Paul,Saumik & Raju,Dhushyanth, 2021. "Barriers to Growth-Enhancing Structural Transformation : The Role of Subnational Differences in Intersectoral Productivity Gaps," Policy Research Working Paper Series 9683, The World Bank.
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Keywords
structural transformation; misallocation of resources; labor productivity; nonfarm enterprises; subnational regions; informal and formal sectors; Ghana;All these keywords.
JEL classification:
- D24 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Production; Cost; Capital; Capital, Total Factor, and Multifactor Productivity; Capacity
- F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
- F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies
- N10 - Economic History - - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics; Industrial Structure; Growth; Fluctuations - - - General, International, or Comparative
- O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development
- O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
- O47 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-DEV-2021-06-14 (Development)
- NEP-EFF-2021-06-14 (Efficiency and Productivity)
- NEP-IUE-2021-06-14 (Informal and Underground Economics)
- NEP-TID-2021-06-14 (Technology and Industrial Dynamics)
- NEP-URE-2021-06-14 (Urban and Real Estate Economics)
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