RT Generic
T1 Structural transformation and its relevance for economic growth in sub-Saharan Africa
A1 Busse,Matthias
A1 Erdogan,Ceren
A1 Mühlen,Henning
WP 2017/09/28
AB In this paper, we analyse the role of structural transformation in view of the remarkable growth performance of sub-Saharan African countries since the mid-1990s. Our analysis covers 41 African countries over the period 1980 to 2014 and accounts for structural transformation by employing the analytical frameworks of (1) growth decomposition and (2) growth regression. Even though the low-productive agricultural sector continues to employ most of the African workforce, our results reveal that structural transformation has taken place and  that it has contributed significantly to African growth in the past decades.
K1 Subsaharisches Afrika
K1 Wirtschaftswachstum
PP Hohenheim
PB Kommunikations-, Informations- und Medienzentrum der Universität Hohenheim
UL http://opus.uni-hohenheim.de/volltexte/2017/1406