Structural change, employment and education in Ghana

Theo Sparreboom; Roger Gomis

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Structural change, employment and education in Ghana

Theo Sparreboom and Roger Gomis

Employment working paper, no. 193, ILO

2015

Abstract

structural change

economic growth

employment creation

education

educational development

skill requirements

Ghana

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Title: Structural change, employment and education in Ghana
Creators: Theo Sparreboom
Roger Gomis
Contributors: International Labour Organization. Employment and Labour Market Policies Branch.
Publisher: ILO; Geneva
Date published: 2015
Series: Employment working paper; no. 193
Number of pages: xi, 47 p. :statistics
ISSN: 1999-2939.
Language: English
Asset Type: working paper
Record Identifier: 995218628102676
Table of contents: 1. Introduction -- 2. Economic growth, employment and productivity -- 3. Education policies and enrolment rates -- 4. Education profile of the labour force -- 5. Education intensity and economic structure -- 6. Qualifications mismatch -- 7. Returns to education -- 8. Conclusions and recommendations.