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Premature deindustrialization and income inequality in middle-income countriesThis paper examines the income inequality implications of a ‘premature deindustrialization’ trend in middle-income countries...
Deindustrialization Income inequality Middle-income countriesJournal Article
Was Kuznets Right?: New evidence on the relationship between structural transformation and inequalityWe examine the Kuznets postulate that structural transformation leads to higher inequality using comparable panel data for a large number of developing and developed countries for 1960–2012...
Structural transformation Inequality KuznetsResearch Brief
Can trade in services bolster regional development in Southern Africa?Service exports are the fastest growing portion of world trade and now account for nearly a quarter of global exports...
Tradable sectors Services International tradeWorking Paper
Was Kuznets right?: New evidence on the relationship between structural transformation and inequalityWe examine the Kuznets postulate that structural transformation leads to higher inequality using comparable panel data for a large number of developing and developed countries for 1960–2012...
Structural transformation Inequality KuznetsWorking Paper
The contribution of services to trade and development in Southern AfricaServices are the fastest growing portion of world trade and now account for nearly a quarter of global exports. This presents opportunities for emerging economies to adapt and enter new markets...
Tradable sectors Services International tradeBook Chapter
Employment and productivity growth in Tanzania's service sectorFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Services Informal sector Economic growthBook Chapter
Understanding and characterizing the services sector in South Africa: an overviewFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Services Economic development South AfricaBook Chapter
Senegal: A service economy in need of an export boostFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Exports Services TourismBook Chapter
Trade in services: Opening markets to create opportunitiesFrom the book: Industries without Smokestacks
Services Productivity GrowthWorking Paper
Trade in services: Opening markets to create opportunitiesThis paper reviews the role of services in development and growth, the potential role of trade in services as a driver of the productivity performance of sectors that use services as inputs, and the links between services policies and domestic trade ...
Services Productivity GrowthWorking Paper
Employment and productivity growth in Tanzania’s service sectorDespite Tanzania’s rapid recent growth, the vast majority of employment creation has been in informal services. This paper addresses the role that different subsectors of formal and informal services have played in Tanzania’s growth...
Services Informal sector Economic growthWorking Paper
Understanding and characterizing the services sector in South Africa: An overviewThe South African services sector is large and growing. This coupled with declining employment shares in manufacturing and mining (i.e. deindustrialization) suggests that South Africa is a de facto service-orientated economy...
Services Economic development South AfricaWorking Paper
Senegal : A service economy in need of an export boostThis paper first summarizes the macroeconomic and trade performance of Senegal, emphasizing the limits of traditional exports...
Exports Services Tourism