Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (1 online resource (53 p.))
Edition:
Online-Ausg. World Bank E-Library Archive
Parallel Title:
Fernandes, Ana M Structure And Performance of The Services Sector In Transition Economies
Keywords:
Accounting
;
E-Business
;
Economic Theory and Research
;
Economic growth
;
Employment
;
Human capital
;
Insurance
;
Labor Markets
;
Labor Policies
;
Labor productivity
;
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
;
Private Sector Development
;
Productivity growth
;
Skilled labor
;
Skilled workers
;
Social Protections and Labor
;
Technological innovations
;
Transport
;
Transport Economics, Policy and Planning
;
Accounting
;
E-Business
;
Economic Theory and Research
;
Economic growth
;
Employment
;
Human capital
;
Insurance
;
Labor Markets
;
Labor Policies
;
Labor productivity
;
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
;
Private Sector Development
;
Productivity growth
;
Skilled labor
;
Skilled workers
;
Social Protections and Labor
;
Technological innovations
;
Transport
;
Transport Economics, Policy and Planning
;
Accounting
;
E-Business
;
Economic Theory and Research
;
Economic growth
;
Employment
;
Human capital
;
Insurance
;
Labor Markets
;
Labor Policies
;
Labor productivity
;
Macroeconomics and Economic Growth
;
Private Sector Development
;
Productivity growth
;
Skilled labor
;
Skilled workers
;
Social Protections and Labor
;
Technological innovations
;
Transport
;
Transport Economics, Policy and Planning
Abstract:
This paper examines the structure and performance of the services sector in Eastern European and Central Asian countries during 1997-2004. Services represent an increasing share of total value added and employment with the major sub-sectors being wholesale trade, retail trade, inland transport, telecommunications, and real estate activities. A clear divide separates EU-5 countries from South Eastern European countries and Ukraine in terms of services labor productivity. Although a large gap in productivity also separates EU-8 countries from EU-15 countries, that gap was reduced from 1997 to 2004 as most services sub-sectors experienced fast productivity growth. High skill intensive sub-sectors and information and communications technology producers and users have exhibited higher productivity levels and growth rates relative to other sub-sectors since 2000. The author finds a positive effect of services liberalization on the productivity growth of services sub-sectors. The author also finds a positive and significant effect of services liberalization in both finance and infrastructure on the productivity of downstream manufacturing
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