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The nexus of structural transformation, employment and education: Evidence from Mozambique and Tanzania

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  • ANITA V.STANEVAA
  • THEO SPARREBOOMB
  • HANY ABDEL-LATIFC

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Africa’s recent economic performance has been quite impressive. However, strong economic growth has not always corresponded to sufficient poverty reduction, partly because it has failed to generate productive employment. This paper compares the experiences of two fast growing African countries and provides an in depth insight on the different growth paths being pursued. In particular, the study aims to examine the role of education in facilitating structural changes in Mozambique and Tanzania. Building from micro-level estimates, we find that major structural change in the employment and economic structure in Tanzania and Mozambique was only to a limited extent translated into higher productivity add and decent work creation.

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  • Anita V.Stanevaa & Theo Sparreboomb & Hany Abdel-Latifc, 2015. "The nexus of structural transformation, employment and education: Evidence from Mozambique and Tanzania," Working papers of the Department of Economics - University of Perugia (IT) 00012/2015, Università di Perugia, Dipartimento Economia.
    • Handle: RePEc:pia:papers:00012/2015
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    Keywords

    Structural transformation; returns to education; labour reallocation;
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    JEL classification:

    • I2 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education
    • J6 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers
    • N3 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy

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