In this paper we used the procedures developed in the Kumar and Russell (2002) growth-accounting study to examine cross …-country growth during the 1990's. Using a data set comprising developed, newly industrialized, developing and transitional economies …, we decomposed the growth of output per worker into components attributable to technological catch-up, technological …

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. …

growth phases. Results show that expansionary regimes are associated with convergence and positive correlation between growth …Growth dynamics are remarkably heterogeneous, in particular when one focuses on developing countries. Economic miracles … and failures are embedded within extended phases of either growth or decline. We propose a methodology and a taxonomy that …

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. …