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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Researchers
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Universities
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.
- 1.
University of Johannesburg
South Africa
251 publications
- 2.
University of South Africa
South Africa
210 publications
- 3.
The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti
Nigeria
199 publications
- 4.
Ibn Tofail University
Morocco
194 publications
- 5.
University of the Witwatersrand
South Africa
191 publications
- 6.
University of Pretoria
South Africa
168 publications
- 7.
Mohammed V University
Morocco
163 publications
- 8.
Université de Kinshasa (UNIKIN)
DR Congo
151 publications
- 9.
University of Ghana
Ghana
147 publications
- 10.
Abdelmalek Essaâdi University
Morocco
128 publications
- 11.
University of Nigeria
Nigeria
127 publications
- 12.
Kenyatta University
Kenya
126 publications
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
Employment Mobility and Returns to Technical and Vocational Training: Empirical Evidence for Tanzania
Journal of African Development · University of Dar es Salaam
- 2026Open Access5 citations
Real‐world comprehensive care of people living with schizophrenia: recommendations across different settings and clinical stages
World Psychiatry · Tunis El Manar University
- 2026Open Access4 citations
CRI: A Multi-Factor Reputation System for Autonomous Agent Commerce
Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · Botho University
- 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 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
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
- 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
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 Access1 citations
Unpacking marketing agility: Effects on customer mindset metrics and hotel performance under technological dynamism and structural flux
Tourism Management · Beni Suef University
- 20261 citations
Bridging gaps or burning bridges? Unpacking turnover intentions through training and LMX dynamics in hotel settings
Evidence-based HRM a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship · Suez Canal University
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Source: UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs · Goal 8