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International Journal of Economics & Management Sciences

ISSN: 2162-6359

Open Access

Ehouman Williams Venance Ahouakan

Dr, Department of Economics, University Jean Lorougnon Guede of Daloa, Daloa, Cote D'Ivoire

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  • Research Article   
    Effects of the Quality of Public Policies and Institutions on Labour Productivity in ECOWAS
    Author(s): Dimitri Sanga, Ehouman Williams Venance Ahouakan* and N’goran Assigno Frejus Adje

    Like East and Central African sub-regions, West Africa performs modestly both in terms of productivity and governance. Low labour productivity in West Africa as well as the resulting lack of competitiveness, poverty and insecurity, increases the probability for this sub-region to not achieve the SDGs by 2030. It is therefore necessary to find ways to improve this. This study is part of this perspective. Beyond the traditional determinants of labour productivity, such as, physical capital stock, human capital and technical progress, it examines whether the quality of public policies and the institutional environment are likely to explain the performances recorded in terms of productivity in ECOWAS countries. Relying upon a neoclassical framework of reference, an econometric analysis is used for this purpose. The results confirm that improvement in the quality of public policies an.. Read More»

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