We show that σ-convergence in regional productivity growth can be approximated by σ-convergence in sectoral … productivity growth and σ-convergence in structural transformation-led productivity growth. Applying this framework to Japanese …

apply. Rich regions grew faster than poor ones. The convergence of labour productivity did not apply either. The divergence … of the K/L relation determined the divergence of labour productivity in the analyzed period. In the last part of the …