We estimate the speed of income convergence for a sample of 196 European NUTS 2 regions over the period 1985-1999. So … convergence of 6.9 per cent and a capital elasticity of 0.43. …

We obtain time series estimates of the long run growth rates of 17 OECD countries, and test the hypothesis that these … long run growth rates, and; (ii) any policies that can raise national growth rates must be international in scope. The … results therefore have bleak implications for the ability of countries to affect their long run growth rates. …

There has been a revival of interest in the effect of risk on economic growth. We quantify both ex ante and ex post … remarkable long-running panel data set for rural households in Zimbabwe. We find that risk substantially reduces growth: in the …, the first micro-based estimate of the effect of shocks on growth. About two-thirds of the impact of risk is due to the ex …

This paper examines whether growth regressions should incorporate dualism and structural change. If there is a … factor productivity. The paper develops empirical growth models that allow for this effect in a more flexible way than … labour can explain a significant fraction of the international variation in TFP growth. …

oil and gas, and the progressive catch up of Asian countries, leading to a convergence in terms of both GDP and CO2 …

importance of efficiency changes for economic growth. Using a sample of 26 OECD countries from 1965-90, we find convergence and …The empirical growth literature has focused on capital accumulation but largely ignored productivity growth. To address … this imbalance, we propose a methodology for analyzing productivity convergence based on frontier production functions. We …

This paper examines whether growth regressions should incorporate dualism and structural change. If there is a … factor productivity. The paper develops empirical growth models that allow for this effect in a more flexible way than … labour can explain a significant fraction of the international variation in TFP growth. …