Which firms create the most jobs in developing countries ? : evidence from Tunisia
Joint Authors
Freund, Caroline
Nucifora, Antonio
Aruri, Hasan
Rijkers, Bob
Source
Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 901-975 (31 Dec. 2015)37 p.
Publisher
Economic Research Forum for the Arab Countries Iran and Turkey
Publication Date
2015-12-31
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
37
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This paper examines private sector job creation in Tunisia over the period 1996-2010 using a unique database containing information on all registered private enterprises, including selfemployment.
In spite of stable GDP growth, overall net job creation was disappointing and firm dynamics were sluggish.
The firm size distribution has remained skewed towards small firms, because of stagnation of incumbents and entrants starting small, typically as one-person firms (i.e., self-employment).
Churning is limited, especially amongst large firms, and very few firms manage to grow.
Post-entry, small firms are the worst performers in terms of job creation, even if they survive.
Moreover, the association between productivity, profitability and job creation is feeble, pointing towards weaknesses in the re-allocative process.
Weak net job creation thus appears to be due to insufficient firm dynamism rather than excessive job destruction.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Rijkers, Bob& Aruri, Hasan& Freund, Caroline& Nucifora, Antonio. 2015. Which firms create the most jobs in developing countries ? : evidence from Tunisia. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series،Vol. 2015, no. 901-975.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Rijkers, Bob…[et al.]. Which firms create the most jobs in developing countries ? : evidence from Tunisia. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series No. 901-975 (Dec. 2015).
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Rijkers, Bob& Aruri, Hasan& Freund, Caroline& Nucifora, Antonio. Which firms create the most jobs in developing countries ? : evidence from Tunisia. Economic Research Forum : Working Paper Series. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 901-975.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-623459
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 18-35
Record ID
BIM-623459