5th Ethiopia economic update : why so idle? - wages and employment in a crowded labor market : draft for public launch (English)

Strong economic growth continued in 2014-15, but the drought slowed down Ethiopia’s growth to 8 percent in 2015-16. Exports have had their worst performance in the last decade and the current account balance remained large. Inflation is remarkable stable given the recent drought and even declining; it stood at 5.6 percent in October 2016. Understanding the nature of urban labor markets is important for a successful transition to a manufacturing and...

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Document Date
2016/12/02
Document Type
Working Paper
Report Number
110730
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Ethiopia,
Region
Eastern and Southern Africa,
Disclosure Date
2016/12/05
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
5th Ethiopia economic update : why so idle? - wages and employment in a crowded labor market : draft for public launch
Keywords
urban labor market

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

ET-Economic Update Series -- P155867

Major Sector

FY17 - Industry, Trade and Services

FY17 - Public Administration

FY17 - Financial Sector

Theme

FY17 - Trade,FY17 - Investment and Business Climate,FY17 - Fiscal sustainability,FY17 - Inclusive Growth,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning,FY17 - Business Enabling Environment,FY17 - Data Development and Capacity Building,FY17 - Macroeconomic Resilience,FY17 - External Finance,FY17 - Trade Facilitation,FY17 - Data production, accessibility and use,FY17 - Tax policy,FY17 - Fiscal Policy,FY17 - Monetary and Credit Policies,FY17 - Public Expenditure Policy,FY17 - Green Growth,FY17 - Macro-financial policies,FY17 - Structural Transformation and Economic Diversification

Sector

FY17 - Other Industry, Trade and Services,FY17 - Other Non-bank Financial Institutions,FY17 - Other Public Administration,FY17 - Central Government (Central Agencies)

Topics

Drought,Inflation,Labor Markets,Poverty,Unemployment,

Historic SubTopics

Employment and Unemployment, Inequality, Inflation, Labor Markets, Natural Disasters, Rural Labor Markets,

Unit Owning

EFI-AFR1-MTI-MacroFiscal-2 (EAEM2)

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Final

Product Line

Economic and Sector Work

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5th Ethiopia economic update : why so idle? - wages and employment in a crowded labor market : draft for public launch (English). Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/463121480932724605

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