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indicators could support both endogenous and neoclassical growth theories in the convergence debate. This paper investigates … convergence in real per capita GDP and inequality adjusted human development in 38 African countries, disaggregated into 10 … is that the income component of the human development index moves slower than others in the convergence process and thus …
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the beta catch-up and sigma convergence to compare dispersions in output per worker, total factor productivity and ….70% per annum with corresponding time to full catch-up of 25.38 years and 26.01 years respectively. Third, we find sigma-convergence …
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indicators could support both endogenous and neoclassical growth theories in the convergence debate. This paper investigates … convergence in real per capita GDP and inequality adjusted human development in 38 African countries, disaggregated into 10 … is that the income component of the human development index moves slower than others in the convergence process and thus …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011410273
the beta catch-up and sigma convergence to compare dispersions in output per worker, total factor productivity and ….70% per annum with corresponding time to full catch-up of 25.38 years and 26.01 years respectively. Third, we find sigma-convergence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011407943
aggregate energy intensity dynamics. A convergence analysis reveals that only after 1995 cross-country variation in aggregate … convergence in Services. Moreover, we find evidence for the hypothesis that across sectors lagging countries are catching-up with … leading countries, with rates of convergence on average being higher in Services than in Manufacturing. Aggregate convergence …
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We present a detailed analysis of energy intensity developments across 23 service sectors in 18 OECD countries over the period 1980–2005. We find that the shift towards a service economy has contributed to lower overall energy intensity levels in the OECD, but this contribution would have been...
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in terms of GDP growth. The author also provides the speed of convergence and time required to achieve a 100 percent … convergence. Findings – But for financial intermediary size within the CFA zone, findings, for the most part, support only … unconditional convergence. There is no form of convergence within the CEMAC zone. Practical implications – The broad insignificance …
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. A convergence analysis reveals that only after 1995 cross-country variation in aggregate energy intensity levels clearly … tends to decrease, driven by a strong and robust trend break in Manufacturing and enhanced convergence in Services. Moreover … rates of convergence that are on average higher in Services than in Manufacturing. Aggregate convergence patterns are almost …
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This paper employs a recent methodological innovation on intellectual property rights (IPRs) harmonization to project global timelines for common policies against business software piracy. The findings on 99 countries are premised on 15 fundamental characteristics of software piracy based on...
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This paper dissects with great acuteness, the issues of convergence in financial performance dynamics in the African … (Christianity and Islam). Findings provide partial support for the existence of absolute convergence in some dynamics. Only sub …-Saharan Africa reveals conditional convergence in relation to per capita number of listed companies. The speed of convergence for the …
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