Economic transformation
In economics, economic transformation refers to the continuous process of (1) moving labour and other resources from lower- to higher-productivity sectors (structural change[1]) and (2) raising within-sector productivity growth.[2] As such, economic transformation emphasises the movement from low- to high-productivity activities within and across all sectors (which can be tasks or activities that are combinations of agriculture, manufacturing and services). This movement of resources from lower- to higher-productivity activities is a key driver of economic development.[3]
Within-sector productivity growth (also called ′sector transformation') entails the adoption of new technologies and management practices that increase the efficiency of production. It can come about as a result of the increased efficiency of existing firms or as a result of the reallocation of resources away from the least productive firms towards more productive firms.
Measures of economic transformation
Economic transformation can be measured through production/value-added measures and trade-based measures. Production-based measures include: (1) sector value added and employment data, to show productivity gaps between sectors; and (2) firm-level productivity measures, to examine average productivity levels of firms within one sector.[4]
Trade-based measures include: (1) measures of revealed comparative advantage to show the levels of specialisation of a country in certain exports; and (2) export diversification measures such as those produced by the International Monetary Fund.[5][6]
References
- ^ Herrendorf, Berthold; Rogerson, Richard; Valentinyi, Ákos (April 2013). "Growth and Structural Transformation". NBER Working Paper No. 18996. doi:10.3386/w18996.
- ^ McMillan, M., J. Page, D. Booth and D.W. te Velde (2017). Supporting Economic Transformation: An approach paper.
- ^ McMillan, M.; Rodrik, D. (June 2011). "Globalization, Structural Change and Productivity Growth". NBER Working Paper No. 17143. doi:10.3386/w17143.
- ^ McMillan, M., J. Page, D. Booth and D.W. te Velde (2017). Supporting Economic Transformation: An approach paper.
- ^ International Monetary Fund Diversification Toolkit, available here: https://www.imf.org/external/np/res/dfidimf/diversification.htm
- ^ Kennan, J. and te Velde, D. (2015). Sources and methods of data for economic transformation.
Further reading
Calabrese, L. and Tang, X. (2020) Africa’s economic transformation: the role of Chinese investment
McMillan, M., J. Page, D. Booth and D.W. te Velde (2017). Supporting Economic Transformation: An approach paper
Worral, L. K. Vrolijk, C. Mason and N. Balchin (2015). Baseline on economic transformation: Review of the international, regional and domestic literature on economic transformation
External links
- Supporting Economic Transformation programme
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