The Growth–Employment–Poverty Nexus in Africa

Gary S Fields

Journal of African Economies, 2023, vol. 32, issue Supplement_2, ii147-ii163

Abstract: This paper focuses on employment and the labour market as a key mechanism leading from growth to poverty reduction in Africa. Given that the development goals are economy-wide outcomes—less poverty, shared prosperity, more and better job opportunities, etc.—the required analysis must be at the market level. Individual-level analysis is not enough. The paper brings together insights from labour economics and from development economics. It draws upon Fields’ work over decades at the intersection of these two fields. A concluding section presents suggestions for policy analysis.

Keywords: development economics, labour economics, economic growth, poverty, employment, JEL classification: I32; J21; J31; O15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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