primary driving forces, sector-biased productivity growth and sectoral trade integration. We calibrate the model to the same … countries used to document our patterns. We find that sector-biased productivity growth is important for deindustrialization by …

This paper proposes an empirical framework that relates poverty reduction to production growth. We use the GGDC …/UNU-WIDER Economic Transformation Database to measure the contribution to growth of productivity improvements within sectors and … change and productivity growth in manufacturing. An attribution exercise suggests that structural change and agricultural …

unity. Furthermore, the model (iv) supports either a neoclassical steady-state or long-run endogenous growth, giving it the …

The rapid growth of offshoring has sparked a contentious debate over its impact on the U.S. manufacturing sector, which … has recorded steep employment declines yet strong output growth—a fact reconciled by the notable gains in manufacturing … price index in a growth accounting framework, using a variety of assumptions about the magnitude of the discounts from …

We study the origins of labor productivity growth and its differences across sectors. In our model, sectors employ … a large and increasing contribution to aggregate labor productivity growth. Neither capital accumulation nor the …

We study the origins of labor productivity growth and its differences across sectors. In our model, sectors employ … a large and increasing contribution to aggregate labor productivity growth. Neither capital accumulation nor the …