Convergence Clubs in Labor Productivity

This chapter studies convergence in labor productivity across developed and developing countries, respectively. Through the lens of a non-linear dynamic factor model, the cross-country dynamics of potential GDP per worker are evaluated over the 1990–2014

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Carlos Mendez

Convergence Clubs in Labor Productivity and its Proximate Sources Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries

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Carlos Mendez Graduate School of International Development (GSID) Nagoya University Nagoya-shi, Japan

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