Table 1 A brief definition of variables and data sources
Variables | Definition | Notations | Data source(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
Dependent variables | Â | Â | Â |
Total Employment | Total employment to total population ratio | TEM | WDI, 2022 |
Service Employment | Employment in the service sector percentage of the total population | SEM | WDI, 2022 |
Industry Employment | Employment in the industry percentage of the total population | IEM | WDI, 2022 |
Variable of interest | Â | Â | Â |
Port throughput | Container volume measured in Twenty foot's equivalent units (TEUs) | PTP | UNCTAD, 2022 |
Other determinants | Â | Â | Â |
Inflation | Annual consumer price index | INF | WDI, 2022 |
Population density | Population density (per sq. km of land area) | PDN | WDI, 2022 |
Income | GDP per capita growth annual percentage | INC | WDI, 2022 |
Education | Tertiary education enrolment (Gross) | EDU | WDI, 2022 |
Investment | Gross fixed capital formation percentage of GDP | INV | WDI, 2022 |