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Imported technology and manufacturing employment in Ethiopia

Year: 2016

Type: article

Abstract: There is a dearth of research on the impact of technological change over employment in least developed countries (LDCs) embarking on globalization and consequent international technological transfer. Using a panel of 1940 Ethiopian firms over the period 1996–2004 and deploying GMM-SYS estimates, this paper aims to establish the role played by trade, FDI and technology in affecting employment and skills. The results obtained lend support to a labour–augmenting effect. Moreover, the implemented two-equation dynamic framework provides evidence of a skill-bias specific to those enterprises with higher share of foreign ownership and located in the vicinity of the capital city.

Source: Eurasian economic review :

DOI: 10.1007/s40821-016-0051-7

Authors: Getinet Haile, Ilina Srour, Marco Vivarelli

Institutions: University of Nottingham, IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, University of Sussex

Language: English

Topic: Global trade and economics

Subfield: General Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Decent work and economic growth, Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $2,390