The majority of jobs created in Africa are informal, low-paying jobs that do not allow employees to live decently. An improvement in labour productivity will contribute to the creation of productive and decent jobs. The objective of this work is to study the effect of institutional quality on labour productivity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). To do this, we consider a panel of 31 countries over the period from 1996 to 2016. Thus, we construct an empirical model based on the stochastic frontier production function developed by Battese and Coelli (1995), to which we apply panel estimation techniques (static and dynamic), particularly with system generalized method of moments (System-GMM) and within estimators. Our results show that institutional quality indicators have a positive and significant influence on labour productivity. Political stability, government effectiveness and the rule of law are the indicators that contribute most to increasing labour productivity in sub-Saharan Africa. A series of robustness tests are performed to confirm our results. Specific indicators that contribute to labour productivity growth in sub-Saharan Africa are identified for the different sectors of the economy (agriculture, industry, services). These results enable us to identify several policy implications relevant to African decision-makers in order to create productive and decent jobs, especially for young people.

在非洲创造的大多数工作是非正式的低薪工作，不允许员工过上体面的生活。劳动生产率的提高将有助于创造生产性和体面的工作。这项工作的目的是研究制度质量对撒哈拉以南非洲（SSA）劳动生产率的影响。为此，我们考虑了1996年至2016年期间由31个国家/地区组成的小组。因此，我们基于Battese和Coelli（1995）开发的随机前沿生产函数构建了经验模型，并应用了小组估计技术（静态和动态），尤其是系统广义矩方法（System-GMM）和估计器中。我们的结果表明，制度质量指标对劳动生产率具有积极而显着的影响。政治稳定 政府效力和法治是撒哈拉以南非洲提高劳动生产率的最重要指标。进行了一系列的稳健性测试以确认我们的结果。针对经济的不同部门（农业，工业，服务业），确定了有助于撒哈拉以南非洲劳动生产率增长的具体指标。这些结果使我们能够确定与非洲决策者有关的若干政策含义，以便创造生产性和体面的工作，尤其是为年轻人提供工作。针对经济的不同部门（农业，工业，服务业），确定了有助于撒哈拉以南非洲劳动生产率增长的具体指标。这些结果使我们能够确定与非洲决策者有关的若干政策含义，以便创造生产性和体面的工作，尤其是为年轻人提供工作。针对经济的不同部门（农业，工业，服务业），确定了有助于撒哈拉以南非洲劳动生产率增长的具体指标。这些结果使我们能够确定与非洲决策者有关的若干政策影响，以便创造生产性和体面的工作，尤其是为年轻人提供工作。