What is the potential for job growth in Africa under participation in global value chains (GVCs)? In this study the concept of GVC jobs is introduced which tracks the number of jobs associated with GVC production of goods. A novel decomposition approach is used to account for GVC jobs by three proximate sources: global demand for final goods, a country's GVC competitiveness (measured as the country's share in serving global demand) and technology...
Voir la suite
INFORMATION
-
2019/07/31
-
Document de travail de recherche sur les politiques
-
WPS8953
-
1
-
1
-
2019/07/31
-
Disclosed
-
Jobs in Global Value Chains : New Evidence for Four African Countries in International Perspective
-
global value chain