this paper investigates the potential bias arising when aggregate economy data instead of sectoral data is adopted in macro … manufacturing for a panel of 41 developing and developed countries (1963-1992).  We employ novel empirical methods which can … assumption.  We then investigate the potential for biased estimates due to aggregation and empirical misspecification, relying on …

technology heterogeneity determines the speed of structural transformation following changes in agricultural productivity and … temperate than in otherwise identical equatorial/highland regions for a given productivity shock. Eliminating technology …

technology heterogeneity determines the speed of structural transformation following changes in agricultural productivity and … temperate than in otherwise identical equatorial/highland regions for a given productivity shock.  Eliminating technology …

We use panel data for nine industries to evaluate research and development (R&D) investments in New Zealand over the …&D has a statistically significant positive impact on own-industry output per person, suggesting it increases productivity …

convergence was found to be higher for EU countries. We apply panel data tests of convergence with annual data available from 1998 …

We revisit the relationship between financial development and economic growth in a panel of 52 middle income countries … over the 1980-2008 period, using pooled mean group estimator in a dynamic heterogeneous panel setting. We show that …

We study the long-run relationship between public debt and growth in a large panel of countries. Our analysis takes …-country dimensions, employing novel methods and diagnostics from the time-series literature adapted for use in the panel. We find some …

In this paper, we analyse the role played by intersectoral R&D-spillovers in determining sectoral productivity growth … patterns. Based on panel data for 12 OECD countries throughout the period 1980-2004, our empirical approach builds upon the … estimation of so-called "Griliches-Type" production functions, which are prominently driven by knowledge capital stocks. Our …

span of time from 1984 to 2005. We use the panel data approach model, which evidences that telecommunications contribute in …

effective. The result appears to be robust across different specifications and estimation techniques. In particular, new methods …