Goal 8 · UN Sustainable Development Goals

Decent Work and Economic Growth

Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for all.

Goal 8 covers productivity, formalisation of the informal sector, decent jobs for youth, labour rights, and resource-efficient economic growth.

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African research focus

Research examines informal-sector dynamics, youth unemployment, MSME finance, and the decent-work implications of digital and platform economies.

Top universities for Decent Work and Economic Growth

Institutions producing the most publications tagged with this goal.

Recent publications

Most recent research from African institutions tagged with Decent Work and Economic Growth.

2026Open Access33 citations
Collapsing Microfinance Institutions in Ghana: An Account of How Four Expanded and Imploded in the Ashanti Region
SSRN Electronic Journal · Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
2026Open Access5 citations
Real‐world comprehensive care of people living with schizophrenia: recommendations across different settings and clinical stages
World Psychiatry · University of Tunis El Manar
2026Open Access5 citations
Employment Mobility and Returns to Technical and Vocational Training: Empirical Evidence for Tanzania
Journal of African Development · University of Dar es Salaam
2026Open Access4 citations
The Oracle Problem in Autonomous Agent Commerce: Why Semantic Truth Verication Is Computationally Intractable and What to Build Instead
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · Botho University
2026Open Access4 citations
CRI: A Multi-Factor Reputation System for Autonomous Agent Commerce
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · Botho University
2026Open Access3 citations
An Assessment of the Factors that Influences Tourist Visitation to Cultural Sites in Northern Zimbabwe
Open MIND · International University of Management
20262 citations
Generative leadership and employees' green behavior in the hospitality and tourism industry: a self-determination perspective from an emerging economy
Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Insights · University of Sadat City
2026Open Access2 citations
The role of cold chain logistics in reducing postharvest losses
Next Energy · Delta State University
20262 citations
Destination attachment’s mediating influence on the link between destination performance and revisit intentions: Insights from a developing country
Tourism and Hospitality Research · Pharos University in Alexandria
2026Open Access2 citations
Earliest evidence for intentional cremation of human remains in Africa
Science Advances · University of Johannesburg
20262 citations
Bibliometric mapping of the contribution of African optometry researchers to ophthalmic literature
Clinical and Experimental Optometry · University of Cape Coast
2026Open Access2 citations
Macroeconomic shocks and income growth in Africa: Evidence from a panel structural VAR analysis
The Journal of Economic Asymmetries · University of Johannesburg

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Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs · Goal 8