The Impact of Intersectoral Labor Reallocationon Economic Growth

The Impact of Intersectoral Labor Reallocationon Economic Growth
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Volume/Issue:
2000/104
Series:
IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Helene Poirson Ward
Publisher:
INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Published Date:
June 2000
DOI:
http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451852752.001
ISBN:
9781451852752
ISSN:
1018-5941
Page:
27
This study seeks to explain economic growth differences in an aggregate production function framework, where labor reallocation from agriculture to modern sectors influences labor efficiency growth. The econometric analysis uses a panel of 65 countries over 1960-90. The results highlight: (a) the differences in labor reallocation impact on growth, controlled for using the intersectoral wedge in labor productivities; (b) the significance of labor reallocation effects, even after controlling for capital accumulation, initial conditions, and country effects; (c) the role of slow labor reallocation in explaining the dummy variable for Sub-Saharan Africa; (d) the role of initial education levels in explaining differences in labor reallocation rates.
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The Impact of Intersectoral Labor Reallocationon Economic Growth

Author(s):
Helene Poirson Ward
Published Date:
June 2000
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