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The research examines the effects of technological innovation and clean energy consumption on employment and economic growth in Morocco based on the annual sectoral data covering the period 1991-2022. With the use of robust econometric methods, Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS) and Canonical Cointegrating Regression (CCR), the research discovers that financial development (FMOLS: 0.1693; CCR: 0.1603) and internet penetration (FMOLS: 0.0158; CCR: 0.0164) significantly enhance productivity, with labor productivity (FMOLS: 0.6937; CCR: 0.6760) exercising the strongest positive influence on GDP per capita. However, usage of renewable energy is not in statistically significant correlation with productivity (FMOLS: 0.0258, p = 0.437; CCR: –0.0010, p = 0.999), i.e., its effect remains narrow regardless of Morocco's clean energy prospects. Similarly, technological progress reinforces employment generation in new-age industries, but labor productivity reduces employability opportunities through mechanization. The research recommends aligning innovation policy with pro-employment policies founded on skill development and education transformation. These findings are essential in order to harmonize Morocco's economic and energy transition with the Sustainable Development Goals.
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