1 Introduction -- 2 The Data: Productivity and Capital Differences across Countries and over Time -- 3 Two … Complementary Frameworks to Study Convergence Clubs -- 4 Convergence Clubs in Labor Productivity -- 5 Convergence Clubs in Physical … and Human Capital -- 6 Convergence Clubs in Total Factor Productivity -- 7 Accounting for Convergence Clubs -- 8 …

productivity gap between firms at the productivity “frontier” (the top 10% within each detailed industry) and medium performers at … the 40-60 percentile of the productivity distribution. The composition of skills, especially the share of high skills …, varies the most along the productivity distribution, but low and medium skilled employees make up a substantial share of the …