Convergence of Productivity Cross-National Studies and Historical Evidence

Name: Convergence of Productivity Cross-National Studies and Historical Evidence
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ISBN: 9780195083903

ISBN-10: 0195083903

ISBN-13: 9780195083903

Edition: 1994

Authors: William J. Baumol, Richard R. Nelson, Edward N. Wolff

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This comprehensive study is a collection of original articles that view the current state of knowledge of the convergence hypothesis. The hypothesis asserts that at least since the Second World War, and perhaps for a considerable period before that, the group of industrial countries was growing increasingly homogeneous in terms of levels of productivity, technology and per capita incomes. In addition, there was general catch up toward the leader, with gradual erosion of the gap between the leader country, the U.S., throughout most of the pertinent period, and that of the countries lagging most closely behind it. The book examines patterns displayed by individual industries within countries…

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List price: $175.00
Copyright year: 1994
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 6/30/1994
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 360
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.25" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 1.100
Language: English

Richard R. Nelson is George Blumenthal Professor of International and Public Affairs, Business, and Law, Emeritus, at Columbia University.

Edward N. Wolff is Professor of Economics at New York University.



Preface


Contributors



General Patterns of Convergence



Introduction: the Convergence of Productivity, Its Significance, and Its Varied Connotations


Notes


References



Explaining the Economic Performance of Nations, 1820-1989


Notes


References



Multivariate Growth Patterns: Contagion and Common Forces as Possible Sources of Convergence


Notes


References



Catch-Up and Convergence in the Postwar Growth Boom and After


Notes


Appendix Notes to Table 4-7


References



Technological Leadership



The Erosion of U.S. Technological Leadership as a Factor in Postwar Economic Convergence


Notes


References



Social Organization and Technological Leadership


References



What Lies Behind Convergence?



Capital Intensity and Tfp Convergence by Industry in Manufacturing, 1963-1985


Notes


References


Appendix: Data Sources and Availability



Have International Differences in Educational Attainment Levels Narrowed?


Notes


References



What Explains the Growth of Developing Countries?


Notes


References


Appendix Table 9a-1. Regressions of Growth in Real Gdp Per Capita (rgdpcg), 1960-1985, on Initial Real Per-Capita Income and Other Factors



The Nics and the Ldcs



Multinational Corporations and Productivity Convergence in Mexico


Notes


References


Appendix: Data Sources and Methods



Staying Behind, Stumbling Back, Sneaking Up, Soaring Ahead: Late Industrialization in Historical Perspective


Notes


References



Social Indicators and Productivity Convergence in Developing Countries


Note


Annex Table 12-1. Gdp Per Capita for Countries in the Sample (summers-Heston Data at 1985 International Prices)


References


Index