Structural change in west Africa : a tale of gain and loss (English)

Economic growth in Benin, Burkina Faso, and Cote d'Ivoire occurred in tandem with a rapid exodus of labor out of agriculture. This paper investigates the contribution (or lack thereof) of within- and between-sector productivity changes to overall productivity growth and output per capita growth since 2000. Productivity growth was relatively significant in Burkina Faso, modest in Benin, and in the negative territory in Cote d'Ivoire. The results show...

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Gebregziabher,Fiseha Haile;
Document Date
2018/02/12
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS8336
Volume No
1
Total Volume(s)
1
Country
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Africa,
Region
Western and Central Africa, Africa,
Disclosure Date
2018/02/12
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Structural change in west Africa : a tale of gain and loss
Keywords
productivity growth

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Gebregziabher,Fiseha Haile.

Structural change in west Africa : a tale of gain and loss (English). Policy Research working paper|no. WPS 8336 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/968921518461271453

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