We present a joint study of the U.S. structural transformation (thedecline of agriculture as the dominating sector) and regional convergence(of southern to northern average wages).We find empiricallythat most of the regional convergence is attributable to the structuraltransformation: the...

We use data on imports of computer equipment for a large sample of countries between 1970and 1990 to investigate the determinants of computer-technology adoption. We find strongevidence that computer adoption is associated with higher levels of human capital and withmanufacturing trade openness...