Expenditure Composition and Economic Development in Benin /

This paper analyzes expenditure composition and economic development in Benin. It addresses some specific issues on the basis of a stylized model of the Beninese economy that highlights the tradeoff between expenditure on wages and investment. The model takes into account specific characteristics of...

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Main Author: Pani, Marco
Other Authors: El Harrak, Mohamed
Format: Journal
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010.
Series:Departmental Papers; Departmental Paper ; No. 2010/005
Online Access:Full text available on IMF
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Summary:This paper analyzes expenditure composition and economic development in Benin. It addresses some specific issues on the basis of a stylized model of the Beninese economy that highlights the tradeoff between expenditure on wages and investment. The model takes into account specific characteristics of the Beninese economy, including the large share of agriculture in employment and GDP, the large number of urban unemployed engaged in precarious informal sector activities, and the strong influence of labor unions in the formal labor market concentrated in the urban areas.
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Physical Description:1 online resource (28 pages)
Format:Mode of access: Internet
ISSN:2616-5333
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