12 research outputs found
Economic Transformation Database of Transition Economies
No full textThe Economic Transformation Database of Transition Economies [ETD-TE] provides a balanced panel of internationally comparable sectoral data on output and employment in fourteen former-Soviet Republics. The ETD-TE is designed to easily combine with the GGDC/UN-WIDER Economic Transformation Database [ETD]. It enables a comparative analysis of growth and structural transformation between the former-Soviet Union countries, and other advanced and developing countries. More information about this data set can be found on the associated page on the website of the Groningen Growth and Development Centre.
When using these data (for whatever purpose), please make the following reference:
Hamilton, C. and G. J. de Vries (2025). The Structural Transformation of Transition Economies. World Development, 191, Article 106977.
User information
The ETD-TE includes the following data:
Countries
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Estonia
Georgia
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Russian Federation
Tajikistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Variables
Persons Employed (thousands)
Constant price value added in local currency (millions)
Nominal price value added in local currency (millions)
*Where countries changed or revalued currency during the sample period, all VA data is provided in units of the most recent/current currency.
Sectors
Agriculture, ISIC Rev. 4 code: A
Mining, ISIC Rev. 4 code: B
Manufacturing, ISIC Rev. 4 code: C
Utilities, ISIC Rev. 4 code: D+E
Construction, ISIC Rev. 4 code: F
Trade Services, ISIC Rev. 4 code: G+I
Transport, ISIC Rev. 4 code: H
Business Services, ISIC Rev. 4 code: J+M+N
Financial Services, ISIC Rev. 4 code: K
Real Estate, ISIC Rev. 4 code: L
Government Services, ISIC Rev. 4 code: O+P+Q
Other Services, ISIC Rev. 4 code: R+S+T+U
Time period
Persons employed and constant price value added is provided annually for the period 1990-2019, and nominal price value added for the period 1995-2019.
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Aid, Structural Change, and Productivity Growth in Developing Countries
No full textThis thesis investigates structural change in developing countries, with a focus on sub-Saharan Africa and the former Soviet Union. Virtually all cases of sustained economic growth have involved large-scale reallocation of labour and resources from low- to high-productivity sectors, often to manufacturing, and often alongside rapid urbanization. Yet many developing regions have not undergone such structural transformation, or have done so under significant distortion.This thesis shows that, with the exception of a small number of atypical countries, Sub-Saharan Africa has neither industrialized nor deindustrialized. A major feature of its post-independence landscape has been the prevalence of foreign aid. Whilst widely analyzed, the effects of aidremain ambiguous. This thesis presents new evidence showing that, on average, aid has impeded industrialization and reduced urbanization across the region.By contrast, the countries of the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe experienced structural change in reverse. Overindustrialized at the end of the Cold War, many underwent rapid deindustrialization, often without expanding alternative high-productivity sectors for excess manufacturing labour to relocate to. In the Soviet successor states, this shift has contributed negatively to aggregate productivity since 1990, in contrast with the former centrally planned economies which went on the EU ascension path. The chapters of this thesis offer new data and new insights into the complex relationship between structural change and long-run development, in addition to methodological contributions
Economic Transformation Database of Transition Economies
No full textThe Economic Transformation Database of Transition Economies [ETD-TE] provides a balanced panel of internationally comparable sectoral data on output and employment in fourteen former-Soviet Republics. The ETD-TE is designed to easily combine with the GGDC/UN-WIDER Economic Transformation Database [ETD]. It enables a comparative analysis of growth and structural transformation between the former-Soviet Union countries, and other advanced and developing countries. More information about this data set can be found on the associated page on the website of the Groningen Growth and Development Centre. When using these data (for whatever purpose), please make the following reference: Hamilton, C. and G. J. de Vries (2023). The Structural Transformation of Transition Economies. GGDC Research Memorandum 196 User information The ETD-TE includes the following data: Countries Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Estonia Georgia Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lithuania Moldova Russian Federation Tajikistan Ukraine Uzbekistan Variables Persons Employed (thousands) Constant price value added in local currency (millions) Nominal price value added in local currency (millions) *Where countries changed or revalued currency during the sample period, all VA data is provided in units of the most recent/current currency. Sectors Agriculture, ISIC Rev. 4 code: A Mining, ISIC Rev. 4 code: B Manufacturing, ISIC Rev. 4 code: C Utilities, ISIC Rev. 4 code: D+E Construction, ISIC Rev. 4 code: F Trade Services, ISIC Rev. 4 code: G+I Transport, ISIC Rev. 4 code: H Business Services, ISIC Rev. 4 code: J+M+N Financial Services, ISIC Rev. 4 code: K Real Estate, ISIC Rev. 4 code: L Government Services, ISIC Rev. 4 code: O+P+Q Other Services, ISIC Rev. 4 code: R+S+T+U Time period Persons employed and constant price value added is provided annually for the period 1990-2019, and nominal price value added for the period 1995-2019
Advanced Introduction to Financial Inclusion
No full textTaking a detailed tour through the emerging economic field of financial inclusion, this timely book charts the subtle conceptual shifts that gave rise to the focus on inclusivity in development finance, and provides an overview of key concepts, issues, and empirical findings. Diving into the crucial interaction of financial inclusion with gender, further chapters present new conceptual frameworks for thinking about these interactions, as well as discussing the impacts of gendered financial exclusion on both economic and empowerment outcomes
Advanced Introduction to Financial Inclusion
No full textTaking a detailed tour through the emerging economic field of financial inclusion, this timely book charts the subtle conceptual shifts that gave rise to the focus on inclusivity in development finance, and provides an overview of key concepts, issues, and empirical findings. Diving into the crucial interaction of financial inclusion with gender, further chapters present new conceptual frameworks for thinking about these interactions, as well as discussing the impacts of gendered financial exclusion on both economic and empowerment outcomes
Advanced Introduction to Financial Inclusion
No full textTaking a detailed tour through the emerging economic field of financial inclusion, this timely book charts the subtle conceptual shifts that gave rise to the focus on inclusivity in development finance, and provides an overview of key concepts, issues, and empirical findings. Diving into the crucial interaction of financial inclusion with gender, further chapters present new conceptual frameworks for thinking about these interactions, as well as discussing the impacts of gendered financial exclusion on both economic and empowerment outcomes
Advanced Introduction to Financial Inclusion
No full textTaking a detailed tour through the emerging economic field of financial inclusion, this timely book charts the subtle conceptual shifts that gave rise to the focus on inclusivity in development finance, and provides an overview of key concepts, issues, and empirical findings. Diving into the crucial interaction of financial inclusion with gender, further chapters present new conceptual frameworks for thinking about these interactions, as well as discussing the impacts of gendered financial exclusion on both economic and empowerment outcomes
Advanced Introduction to Financial Inclusion
No full textTaking a detailed tour through the emerging economic field of financial inclusion, this timely book charts the subtle conceptual shifts that gave rise to the focus on inclusivity in development finance, and provides an overview of key concepts, issues, and empirical findings. Diving into the crucial interaction of financial inclusion with gender, further chapters present new conceptual frameworks for thinking about these interactions, as well as discussing the impacts of gendered financial exclusion on both economic and empowerment outcomes
Advanced Introduction to Financial Inclusion
No full textTaking a detailed tour through the emerging economic field of financial inclusion, this timely book charts the subtle conceptual shifts that gave rise to the focus on inclusivity in development finance, and provides an overview of key concepts, issues, and empirical findings. Diving into the crucial interaction of financial inclusion with gender, further chapters present new conceptual frameworks for thinking about these interactions, as well as discussing the impacts of gendered financial exclusion on both economic and empowerment outcomes
Advanced Introduction to Financial Inclusion
No full textTaking a detailed tour through the emerging economic field of financial inclusion, this timely book charts the subtle conceptual shifts that gave rise to the focus on inclusivity in development finance, and provides an overview of key concepts, issues, and empirical findings. Diving into the crucial interaction of financial inclusion with gender, further chapters present new conceptual frameworks for thinking about these interactions, as well as discussing the impacts of gendered financial exclusion on both economic and empowerment outcomes
