A gender-based analysis of employment, workforce productivity, and economic growth in West Africa
), Busayo Aderounmu(2), Hongyu Dou(3), Emmanuel Ephraim(4),
(1) School of Marxism, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, Jangsu, 211106, China
(2) School of Marxism, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, Jangsu, 211106, China1 ; Department of Economics and Development Studies, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria. Centre for Economic Policy and Development Research (CEPDeR), Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
(3) School of Marxism, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, Jangsu, 211106, China
(4) Department of Economics and Development Studies, Covenant University, Ota, Nigeria
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