Empirical Evidence on Firm Growth and Jobs in Developing Countries (English)

Economic growth does not contribute enough to job creation. As shown in Merotto, weber and Aterido (2018), a bit more than half of growth episodes contributed to reducing unemployment. A significant part of this relationship between growth and jobs is centered around firms. Firms are more likely to hire when growing. For that reason, any discussion on how to get more jobs needs to respond to questions about firm performance. This review discusses...

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Buba,Johanne;

Franco Gonzalez,Alvaro;

Rizvi,Anam;
Document Date
2020/12/18
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Working Paper (Numbered Series)
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155244
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1
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1
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World,
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Other,
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2020/12/21
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Disclosed
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Empirical Evidence on Firm Growth and Jobs in Developing Countries
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Buba,Johanne; Franco Gonzalez,Alvaro; Rizvi,Anam.

Empirical Evidence on Firm Growth and Jobs in Developing Countries (English). Jobs Working Paper|issue no. 57 Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/663591608534437178

Empirical Evidence on Firm Growth and Jobs in Developing Countries (English)

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