News
The Economist: Manufacturing hope in Africa
Date: | 22 March 2021 |
On March 20th, The Economist featured research by the GGDC and UNU-WIDER on the manufacturing renaissance in Africa. A key finding is that the share of people working in manufacturing in sub-Saharan Africa has risen from 7.2% of the total in 2010 to 8.4%....
Launch of the GGDC/UNU-WIDER Economic Transformation Database
Date: | 17 February 2021 |
Today, the Economic Transformation Database has been released. This database has been developed by the Groningen Growth and Development Centre, supported by UNU-WIDER. The database provides information on output and employment for 12 sectors of the economy...
Workshop on measurement for structural transformation
Date: | 07 September 2020 |