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Services and economic development in Africa

Project Active from to Sustainable Growth and Firms

This project empirically assesses the relationship between employment distribution across services sectors and economic development indicators in Africa. It creates a comprehensive database to map services employment at the sub-national level across various African countries, establishing new insights into the role of services in economic development.

Researchers

Bernard Hoekman

Professor and Director of Global Economics, European University Institute

Leonardo Baccini

Associate Professor, McGill University

Matteo Fiorini

Trade Policy Analyst, OECD

Marco Sanfilippo

Professor of Economics, University of Turin

Project outputs

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Services, jobs, and economic development in Africa

Leonardo Baccini, Matteo Fiorini, Bernard Hoekman, Marco Sanfilippo
Policy brief

Does service-sector employment lead to growth? Evidence from Africa

Leonardo Baccini, Matteo Fiorini, Bernard Hoekman, Marco Sanfilippo
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Services and economic development in Africa

Leonardo Baccini, Matteo Fiorini, Bernard Hoekman, Marco Sanfilippo
Working paper

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