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From Resource-Led Export Booms to Pro-Poor Growth: Reformulating Industrial Policy in Africa

Research Project

Project/Area Number 18K18266
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 80010:Area studies-related
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

Otchia Christian  名古屋大学, 国際開発研究科, 准教授 (90761198)

Project Period (FY) 2018-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2018: ¥1,040,000 (Direct Cost: ¥800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥240,000)
KeywordsIndustrial Policy / Pro-Poor Growth / Resource-Led Export / Deindustrialization / Regional value chains / CGE model / Export Booms / Global value chains / Industrial policy / pro-poor growth / input-output table / deindustrialization / structural change / machine learning / Africa
Outline of Final Research Achievements

We conducted a policy-oriented research to support global efforts for sustainable development on how reformulating development thinking can leverage regional capacities/cooperation to promote industrialization and pro-poor growth among resource-rich countries in Africa. The studies show that the core of global manufacturing value-added has shifted away from traditional labor-intensive manufacturing into products that embody higher technology. Industrial promotion today, thus, calls for facilitations for industrial upgrading, rather than a mere expansion of low-skill labor-intensive manufacturing activities. We summarized these research outputs into 2 books.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

本研究は、貧困削減のための成長の第一歩として、農産物およびサービスのアフリカ域内貿易を促進するためのフレームワークを提供するものである。中央アフリカの様々なステークホルダーとの密接な協力のもと、地域の農業バリューチェーンの開発、および国の貿易戦略と工業化・経済多様化のための国の計画との整合性に関するガイドラインを作成した。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • 2018 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (36 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

All Journal Article (16 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 15 results,  Peer Reviewed: 16 results,  Open Access: 10 results) Presentation (17 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Invited: 5 results) Book (3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Mobile Money and Structural Transformation2022

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Journal Title

      ASC-TUFS Working Papers

      Volume: 2 Issue: 0 Pages: 165-177

    • DOI

      10.51062/ascwp.2.0_165

    • ISSN
      2436-1542, 2436-1607
    • Year and Date
      2022-03-15
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Input subsidies and women entrepreneurship: Evidence from Tanzania2022

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian; Rehema Karata
    • Journal Title

      Journal of African Development.

      Volume: -

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Differential effects of schooling and cognitive and non-cognitive skills on labour market outcomes: The case of the garment industry in Ethiopia2022

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian; Shoko Yamada
    • Journal Title

      International Journal of Training and Development

      Volume: 26(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 145-162

    • DOI

      10.1111/ijtd.12252

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The legacy of the reformasi: the role of local government spending on industrial development in a decentralized Indonesia2022

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian; Bangkit A Wiryawan
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Economic Structures

      Volume: 11(3) Issue: 1 Pages: 1-19

    • DOI

      10.1186/s40008-022-00262-y

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Spatial Propagation of COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo2021

    • Author(s)
      Christian S. Otchia
    • Journal Title

      Africa Report

      Volume: 59 Issue: 0 Pages: 49-64

    • DOI

      10.24765/africareport.59.0_49

    • NAID

      130008009094

    • ISSN
      0911-5552, 2188-3238
    • Year and Date
      2021-03-30
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] African lions on the move: Can policies, institutions, and endowments explain the growth of climbing countries?2021

    • Author(s)
      Christian S. Otchia
    • Journal Title

      ASC-TUFS Working Papers

      Volume: 1 Pages: 21-43

    • DOI

      10.15026/99982

    • ISSN
      2436-1542
    • Year and Date
      2021-03-15
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Place-Based Policies and the Future of Industrial Policy in Africa2021

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Journal Title

      Journal of African Studies

      Volume: 100 Pages: 53-59

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Industrial growth in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from machine learning with insights from nightlight satellite images2020

    • Author(s)
      Christian S. Otchia, Simplice Asongu
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Economic Studies

      Volume: 12 Issue: 8 Pages: 1-53

    • DOI

      10.1108/jes-05-2020-0201

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Perception Gaps on Employable Skills between Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Teachers and Students, and Their Causes: The Case of the Garment Sector in Ethiopia2020

    • Author(s)
      Yamada, Shoko and Otchia, Christian
    • Journal Title

      Higher education, skills, and work-related learning

      Volume: - Issue: 1 Pages: 199-213

    • DOI

      10.1108/heswbl-08-2019-0105

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report 2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Interactions between vocational and attitudinal skills in labour market outcomes: Findings from the skills assessment of garment factory workers in Ethiopia2020

    • Author(s)
      Otchia, Christian and Yamada, Shoko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of vocational education & training

      Volume: N/A Issue: 1 Pages: 1-23

    • DOI

      10.1080/13636820.2019.1652675

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Reconciling Heterogeneous Results on Returns to Skills in Ghana and Kenya2019

    • Author(s)
      Otchia, Christian and Yamada, Shoko
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Education and Work

      Volume: 32(5) Issue: 5 Pages: 484-499

    • DOI

      10.1080/13639080.2019.1662382

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Commodity booms will not last forever: Implications and recommendations for the Democratic Republic of Congo2019

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Journal Title

      The Extractive Industries and Society

      Volume: 6(1) Issue: 2 Pages: 279-292

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.exis.2018.12.006

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] On Promoting Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in Africa: Evidence from Ghana and Kenya2019

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Journal Title

      Economics Bulletin

      Volume: 39 Pages: 908-918

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] The Effect of Non-cognitive Skills on Comprehensive Capacities of Workers: KAIZEN Education and Workers of Garment Industry in Ethiopia2018

    • Author(s)
      Yamada Shoko, Otchia Christian
    • Journal Title

      Journal of International Development Studies

      Volume: 27 Issue: 2 Pages: 55-67

    • DOI

      10.32204/jids.27.2_55

    • NAID

      130007624076

    • ISSN
      1342-3045, 2434-5296
    • Year and Date
      2018-11-30
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Domestic Agricultural Value Chain Development and Pro-Poor Growth: A CGE Microsimulation Application for the Democratic Republic of Congo2018

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Journal Title

      Review of Development Economics

      Volume: 23(1) Issue: 1 Pages: 475-500

    • DOI

      10.1111/rode.12557

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] First come, first served: Economic reform and corporate investment in Africa2018

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Journal Title

      Africagrowth Agenda

      Volume: 15(4) Pages: 14-16

    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Human Resource Development and Career Ladder: The case of Ethiopian Industrial Parks2021

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      JASID Spring Conference
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] コンゴ民主共和国における新型コロナウイルスの空間的拡散2021

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      コロナ禍におけるアフリカの人々:6カ国からの報告
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Economic development and industrialization in Africa and developing Asia2021

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy Conference SEPIP 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] The political economy of the martial law in the Democratic Republic of Congo2021

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      6th Conference of the Circle of Congolese Economists
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Post-election violence and the spread of Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo2021

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      The Allied Social Sciences Associations (ASSA) Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Unlocking the Potential of Intraregional Trade in Central Africa:Promoting Sustainable Development with New Innovation Policy2021

    • Author(s)
      Christian S. Otchia
    • Organizer
      Kyoto University International Symposium on "Innovation for Sustainable Development in Africa"
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Spatial Propagation of COVID-19 in the Democratic Republic of Congo2020

    • Author(s)
      Christian S. Otchia
    • Organizer
      5th Conference of the Circle of Congolese Economists
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] COVID-19 and beyond: A Perspective from Japan and South Africa2020

    • Author(s)
      Christian S. Otchia
    • Organizer
      JSAS 2020 Conference
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Macroeconomic and distributional consequences of premature deindustrialization in Chad: A CGE analysis2020

    • Author(s)
      Christian S. Otchia
    • Organizer
      the 23rd Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis (Virtual Conference)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Africa's manufacturing development under the rise of China: Threat or opportunity?2020

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      The Allied Social Sciences Associations (ASSA) Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Designing industrial policy in Africa2020

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      International workshop on industrialization in Central Africa
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Skills and gender starting wage-gap in special economic zones: Evidence from Ethiopia2019

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      JAHSS-JASID Joint International Conference 2019
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Youth Employment under Economic Growth in sub-Saharan Africa: School-to-transitions in urban Ghana and Kenya2019

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      The 20th JASID Spring Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Structural change and premature deindustrialization in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1970-2013: An Input-Output Perspective2019

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      27th International Input-Output Conference
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] "Mechanisms and Impacts of Innovation on Firm Survival: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa"2018

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      "The 17th International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association"
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] China in 2025: Implications for Africa2018

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      2nd International Conference on Economic Structures
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A comment on Applying the Kaizen in Africa: A New Avenue for Industrial Development2018

    • Author(s)
      Otchia Christian
    • Organizer
      JICA Book Launch Seminar
    • Related Report
      2018 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Book] 途上国の産業人材育成-SDGs時代の知識と技能2021

    • Author(s)
      山田肖子、大野泉,
    • Total Pages
      348
    • Publisher
      日本評論社
    • ISBN
      9784535559707
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Designing Integrated Industrial Policies Volume I For Inclusive Development in Asia2020

    • Author(s)
      Shigeru Thomas Otsubo, Christian S. Otchia
    • Total Pages
      417
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • ISBN
      9780367896355
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Designing Integrated Industrial Policies Volume II For Inclusive Development in Africa and Asia2020

    • Author(s)
      Shigeru Thomas Otsubo, Christian S. Otchia
    • Total Pages
      295
    • Publisher
      Routledge
    • ISBN
      9780367896379
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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Published: 2018-04-23   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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