Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Series: Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers
Creation-Date: 1999-08-24
Number: 99-065/3
Author-Name: Martin A. Carree
Author-Email: carree@few.eur.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: Erasmus University Rotterdam and Maastricht University
Author-Name: Luuk Klomp
Author-Workplace-Name: Statistics Netherlands and Erasmus University Rotterdam
Author-Name: A. Roy Thurik
Author-Email: thurik@few.eur.nl
Author-Workplace-Name: Erasmus University Rotterdam and EIM Small Business Research and Consultancy, Zoetermeer
Title: Productivity Convergence in OECD Manufacturing Industries
Abstract: The extent of beta- and sigma-convergence of average labor productivity across manufacturing industries in 18 OECD-countries over the period 1972-1992 show large inter-industry differences. One reason for these differences is knowledge and capital barriers preventing catch-up to occur. We find the level of averagelabor productivity, as a proxy for these barriers, to be correlated with the extent of convergence.
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