Unpacking economic development: evidence from cohort- and region-level data

This policy brief studies the role of new cohorts and their characteristics in driving economic growth and the associated process of structural transformation.

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
30 October 2025
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Economic Growth
First published:
5 February 2025
Authors:
Rossi F. and Porzio, T.

Abstract

The authors combine micro-level surveys from many countries at different levels of development to construct a novel cohort-level dataset including information on income, education, labour force participation by gender, self-employment, occupation, and sector of employment.

This is an part of the Structural Transformation and Economic Growth (STEG) programme.

Citation

Rossi F and Porzio T. ‘Unpacking economic development: evidence from cohort- and region-level data’ STEG Project Policy Brief, 2025

Unpacking economic development: evidence from cohort- and region-level data

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Published 30 October 2025
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