Nigeria - Employment and Growth Study

Since 1999, Nigeria has made significant progress in economic reform. Sound macroeconomic policies, combined with structural reforms aimed at increasing the supply responsiveness of the economy, ushered in sustained high growth, driven by the non-oil economy. The goal of this book is to shed light on the extent to which Nigeria's much improved economic performance has impacted the labor market, and to develop a growth strategy that could enhance the employment intensity of growth. The report consists of six chapters. Chapter one provides an overview of the book's main findings, reviews Nigeria's growth performance from 2001 to 2007, and addresses the question of the sustainability of that growth performance. Chapter two analyzes the evolution of the labor market since 1999. The analysis focuses on the share of the formal and informal sectors in employment; the development of incomes; and the unemployment rate. Chapter three addresses the question of what Nigeria could do to increase the availability of quality jobs and reduce rising youth unemployment. Chapters four discusses Nigeria's policy and investment environment. Chapter five proposes strategies for skills development; and Chapter six analyzes the effects of restrictive trade policies.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Other Public Sector Study biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2009-11-13
Subjects:	AGGREGATE DEMAND, AGRICULTURAL GROWTH, AGRICULTURAL PERFORMANCE, AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR, AGRICULTURE, ANNUAL GROWTH, ARABLE LAND, BASIC EDUCATION, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAPITAL MARKETS, COMMERCIAL BANKS, COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPARATOR COUNTRIES, COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, COMPETITIVENESS, DEBT, DEBT RELIEF, DEMOCRACY, DEPENDENT VARIABLE, DEVELOPED COUNTRIES, DEVELOPING COUNTRIES, DEVELOPMENT AGENCY, DEVELOPMENT GOALS, DEVELOPMENT INDICATORS, DEVELOPMENT REPORT, DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY, DIVERSIFICATION, DOMESTIC MARKET, DOWNWARD PRESSURE, ECONOMIC GROWTH, ECONOMIC OUTLOOK, ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE, ECONOMIC REFORM, ECONOMIC RESEARCH, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, ELASTICITY, EMPLOYMENT GENERATION, EMPLOYMENT GROWTH, EMPLOYMENT LEVEL, EMPLOYMENT LEVELS, EMPLOYMENT POLICY, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM, EXCHANGE RATE, EXCHANGE RATES, EXPORT MARKETS, EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE, EXPORT PROCESSING ZONES, EXPORT PROMOTION, EXPORTS, FACTOR ENDOWMENTS, FINANCIAL CRISIS, FINANCIAL SECTOR, FINANCIAL SECTORS, FIRM SIZE, FOOD PROCESSING, FOOD PRODUCTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE, FREE TRADE, GDP, GLOBAL ECONOMY, GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, GROWTH ELASTICITY, GROWTH PERFORMANCE, GROWTH POTENTIAL, GROWTH PROSPECTS, GROWTH RATES, GROWTH THEORY, HIGH EMPLOYMENT, HIGH GROWTH, HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION, HOUSEHOLD SURVEY, IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE, IMPROVING PRODUCTIVITY, INCOME, INCOME DISTRIBUTION, INCOME GROWTH, INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, INDUSTRIAL POLICY, INDUSTRIALIZATION, INFLATION RATE, INFORMAL SECTOR, INNOVATION, INSURANCE, INTERNATIONAL MARKET, INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, INTERNATIONAL TRADE, INVESTMENT CLIMATE, JOB CREATION, JOB SEARCH, JOB SEEKERS, JOBLESS GROWTH, JOBS, LABOR COSTS, LABOR FORCE, LABOR MARKET, LABOR PRODUCTIVITY, LAND USE, LEATHER INDUSTRY, LIQUIDITY, LIVING STANDARDS, LONG-TERM GROWTH, MACROECONOMIC FRAMEWORK, MACROECONOMIC POLICIES, MANPOWER, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY, MARKET ECONOMIES, MARKET ECONOMY, MEDIUM TERM, MONOPOLY, NEGATIVE IMPACT, OIL, OIL PRICES, POLICY CHANGES, POLICY ENVIRONMENT, POLICY OPTIONS, POOR GROWTH, POVERTY RATE, POVERTY REDUCTION, POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY, PRIVATE COMPANIES, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP, PRIVATE SECTOR, PRODUCERS, PRODUCTION PATTERNS, PRODUCTIVITY GAINS, PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH, PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS, PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES, PROTECTIONIST TRADE POLICIES, PROTECTIONIST TRADE POLICY, PUBLIC SECTOR, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUBLIC SERVICE EMPLOYMENT, RAPID GROWTH, REAL GDP, REAL INCOMES, REAL INTEREST RATES, REGULATORY FRAMEWORK, RELATIVE PRICES, RESOURCE ALLOCATION, RETAIL TRADE, RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE, RURAL POVERTY, SECTOR REFORMS, SELF EMPLOYED, SELF EMPLOYMENT, SERVANTS, SERVICE INDUSTRIES, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SKILL REQUIREMENTS, SKILLS DEVELOPMENT, STATE-OWNED ENTERPRISES, STRUCTURAL CHANGE, STRUCTURAL POLICIES, SUSTAINABLE GROWTH, TAKEOVER, TARIFF BARRIERS, TAX RATES, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY, TRADE LIBERALIZATION, TRADE REGIME, TRAINING INSTITUTIONS, TRAINING PROGRAMS, UNEMPLOYED, UNEMPLOYMENT, UNEMPLOYMENT RATE, UNPAID FAMILY WORKERS, URBAN AREAS, VALUE ADDED, VOCATIONAL EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, WAGE EMPLOYMENT, WAGE SECTOR, WAGES, WORK EXPERIENCE, WORK FORCE, WORKER, WORKERS, WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION, WTO, YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT,
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