scholarly journals Decomposing the Labour Productivity Gap between Migrant-Owned and Native-Owned Firms in Sub-Saharan Africa

10.1596/32083 ◽  
2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asif Islam ◽  
Amparo Palacios Lopez ◽  
Mohammad Amin
Keyword(s):  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Productivity Gap

scholarly journals Drivers of Labour Productivity in Flower Farms in Naivasha, Kenya

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 117
Author(s):  
Jared Isaboke Mose
Keyword(s):  
Survey Design ◽  
Labor Union ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Skills Acquisition ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Ict Infrastructure ◽  
Major Factors

Although Kenya is the most successful producer and exporter of fresh produce and flowers in sub-Saharan Africa, other countries both in Africa and elsewhere, offer strong competition that could erode export market share in future. Increased labor productivity is crucial for Kenya’s competitiveness. This study aimed at examining the key drivers of labour productivity in flower farms in Naivasha, Kenya. Descriptive survey design was employed and stratified proportionate random sampling technique used to select 381 respondents from who data was collected using a questionnaire. A log-linearized Cobb-Douglas model was used examine determinants of labour productivity. The results showed that workers’ participation in Labor unions, Information & Communication Technology and workers’ skills acquired through training were the major factors that determined labour productivity by 35.4 percent, 19 percent and 14.7 percent respectively. While worker’s wage increase and tools used by a worker influenced labour productivity by 9 percent and 11.4 percent respectively. Worker’s level of education and worker’s experience also increased labour productivity by 5.1 percent and 4 percent respectively. The study recommends that; the Kenyan government should give special attention to education to produce skilled and innovative workers. Flower Farms should invest more in training of workers to acquire relevant skills, acquisition of appropriate tools; improve ICT infrastructure and support labor union in the flower farms.

Integrated crop-livestock systems in sub-Saharan Africa: an option or an imperative?

1997 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Smith ◽  
A. Naazie ◽  
A. Larbi ◽  
K. Agyemang ◽  
S. Tarawali
Keyword(s):  
Resource Use ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Potential Contribution ◽  
Agricultural Growth ◽  
Livestock Feeds ◽  
Food And Feed ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Livestock Systems ◽  
Competition For Resources

Rapid growth of the human and livestock populations in sub-Saharan Africa is creating unprecedented increases in food and feed demands. These population pressures on a fixed landbase are likely to promote severe competition for resources and drive agriculture progressively towards intensification. Integrated crop-livestock systems, already common in the highlands, are expected to evolve rapidly elsewhere. Research is required to develop technological alternatives which promote better resource use through synergies from crop-livestock integration. Maintenance of soil fertility and provision of livestock feeds appear to be the main areas of reciprocal benefits, while animal traction may be an option for increasing land and labour productivity. In this paper we assess the challenge facing sub-Saharan agriculture and the potential contribution of crop-livestock integrated systems towards agricultural growth and sustainability.

scholarly journals Structural transformation and economic development in the best performing sub-Saharan African states

Equilibrium ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 547-571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katarzyna Świerczyńska
Keyword(s):  
Economic Development ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Data Availability ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
African Countries ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
New Structural Economics

Research background: Economic development in sub-Saharan Africa is of paramount importance, yet it escapes most of the attempts to understand it better in the economic dis-course, and it remains a sensitive issue in politics, contradicting stakeholders at national and international levels. The region still lags behind others in terms of technological advancement and economic development. It has grown  significantly in the precedent decade, but the extent of growth has not sufficiently translated to its development. Determining strategies for sub-Saharan Africa is a scientific challenge, which requires more attention. In the globalized, interconnected reality, solving problems of the South is in the best interest of the North. Purpose of the article: The aim of this research is to analyze structural changes as factors of economic development in the best performing sub-Saharan African countries on the grounds of new structural economics in order to provide policy implications.   Methods: Namibia, Botswana, South Africa and Gabon were selected as best performing economies in the region. Based on the literature review and the analysis of descriptive statis-tics, profiles of sample countries were set. This in turn allowed to determine the potential explanatory variables for OLS model of economic development. In the model, factors relating to labour productivity, technology and structural change were included. The data was sourced from WDI (World Development Indicators) database, Gretl software was used for computations. Findings & Value added: This paper contributes to the literature by attempting to explain structural changes in the process of economic development in the sub-Saharan region on the sample of best performing states. The paradigm of new structural economics provided theo-retical grounds for empirical analysis. Based on the results, policy implications were proposed with respect to technology promotion, natural resources management, and quality of institutions. The research was limited by data availability and reliability.

Do Institutions Promote Firm Performance? Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 111-137
Author(s):  
Adamu Jibir ◽  
Musa Abdu ◽  
Farida Bello ◽  
Iliya Garba
Keyword(s):  
Fixed Effects ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Fixed Effects Model ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Regulatory Quality ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Control Of Corruption

This article examines the roles of institutions in driving firms’ performance using merged Enterprise Panel Survey data sets collected and compiled by World Bank for 23 sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). The study used labour productivity as a proxy of firms’ performance due to its advantages over total factor productivity. To address the problems of multiple sources of heterogeneity and simultaneity biases, the study employed high-dimensional fixed-effects model together with its instrumental variable version to estimate the impacts of institutions on firms’ performance in SSA. The study established that institutions contribute significantly and positively to firms’ performance in SSA. The study infers that control of corruption, government effectiveness, regulatory quality and rule of law are pro-market institutions that effectively create favourable business and investment climates. Other findings of the study include capital–labour ratio, export, high school, average labour costs, research and development (R&D) and capacity utilisation, which all drive the firm’s performance in SSA. Thus, the findings imply that prevailing and future policies on business, trade and investment in SSA should also incorporate institutional reforms as one of the essential measures to rapidly and sustainably boost economic performance in the region.

ICTs and labour productivity growth in sub-Saharan Africa

2016 ◽  
Vol 155 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Evelyn WAMBOYE ◽  
Abel ADEKOLA ◽  
Bruno SERGI
Keyword(s):  
Productivity Growth ◽  
Labour Productivity ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Labour Productivity Growth ◽  
Sub Saharan
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