Imported technology and manufacturing employment in Ethiopia

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 1,940 Ethiopian firms over the period 1996–2004 and deploying GMM-SYS estimates, th...

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Main Authors: Haile, Getinet, Srour, Ilina, Vivarelli, Marco
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Published: Springer 2016
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Srour, Ilina
Vivarelli, Marco
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description 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 1,940 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.
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spelling nottingham-375152020-05-04T17:51:33Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37515/ Imported technology and manufacturing employment in Ethiopia Haile, Getinet Srour, Ilina Vivarelli, Marco 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 1,940 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. Springer 2016-05-17 Article PeerReviewed Haile, Getinet, Srour, Ilina and Vivarelli, Marco (2016) Imported technology and manufacturing employment in Ethiopia. Eurasian Business Review . ISSN 1309-4297 Employment Skills Globalization FDI Trade Technological change Ethiopia http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40821-016-0051-7 doi:10.1007/s40821-016-0051-7 doi:10.1007/s40821-016-0051-7
spellingShingle Employment
Skills
Globalization
FDI
Trade
Technological change
Ethiopia
Haile, Getinet
Srour, Ilina
Vivarelli, Marco
Imported technology and manufacturing employment in Ethiopia
title Imported technology and manufacturing employment in Ethiopia
title_full Imported technology and manufacturing employment in Ethiopia
title_fullStr Imported technology and manufacturing employment in Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed Imported technology and manufacturing employment in Ethiopia
title_short Imported technology and manufacturing employment in Ethiopia
title_sort imported technology and manufacturing employment in ethiopia
topic Employment
Skills
Globalization
FDI
Trade
Technological change
Ethiopia
url https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37515/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37515/
https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/37515/