Employment and Economic Growth: Employment Elasticities in Thailand, Brazil, Chile and Argentina
by PLEIC, M. and BERRY, A., 2009Research Report. Centre for Poverty Employment and Growth, Human Sciences Research Council
In order to judge how much better a country could do in terms of job creation, it is important to have a benchmark for comparison. The experience of other countries and the recipes for their success are a key input into effective policy design. Case studies of such countries are valuable because they provide evidence…
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by BERRY, A. , 2007Research Report, Employment Growth & Development Initiative, Human Sciences Research Council
Mineral (and other natural resource) exports promote development and employment, as long as the rents are used wisely and undesirable macroeconomic effects are avoided. However, many countries have failed to achieve this. Mineral rents are often wasted, either through corruption and theft or through inefficiencies and rent-seeking by private and public agents. Too often the…
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