The effects of innovation on the quantity and quality of jobs

Evidence from sub-Saharan Africa

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6149750
AutoresPriscilla Twumasi Baffour (0000-0001-8792-5265, University of Ghana), Peter Quartey (0000-0002-7347-7219, University of Ghana), Emmanuel Adu-Danso (0000-0003-0712-0243, University of Ghana)
Año2022
Volumen14
Número1
Páginas165-187
Fecha de publicación2022-08-26
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaInnovation and Development (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2157-9318 • E-ISSN: 2157-930X
EditorialTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/2157930x.2022.2116784
OpenAlexW4386643671
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas1
Referencias citadas39

Technological innovation is widely considered a primary source of economic growth and policies to encourage firm-level innovation remain key, even though its impact on employment remains indeterminate. Using the World Bank Enterprise survey on a sample of enterprises across sub-Saharan Africa, specifically Ghana, Kenya and Zambia, this study investigates: first, the effect of innovation on employment; second, the relationship between innovation and quality of employment and lastly, whether the type of innovation is important in isolating the effect of innovation on employment in sub-Saharan Africa. The results indicate that innovation has employment-enhancing effects in the subregion. In addition, novelty in product innovation is a more important source of employment for the firms in sub-Saharan Africa. In terms of innovation and the quality of employment, this study finds that process innovation is associated with a change in the labour composition mix in favour of unskilled workers.KEYWORDS: Process innovationproduct innovationemploymentmanufacturingservice Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s

Business · Economics · Industrial organization · Novelty · Product (mathematics · Product innovation · Quality (philosophy · Sample (material · Economic Growth and Productivity · Firm Innovation and Growth · Labor market dynamics and wage inequality