The Impact of Public Employment on Labor Market Performance : Evidence from African Countries

Ranzani, Marco ; Tuccio, Michele

Taylor and Francis

关键词: public employment;    local labor markets;    skills;    crowding-out;   

DOI  :  10.1080/13504851.2016.1184370

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

Using census data for Ghana, Mali and Mozambique, we study the long-term impact of public sector employment on local labor markets. We find that the public sector crowds out private employment and induces skilled workers to queue for a public job, thus increasing their unemployment rate. In addition, a growing public sector fosters employment in the tradable and nontradable sectors, remarkably for the unskilled, and the reallocation of unskilled workers away from agriculture.