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 …

structural chan ge and its link to productivity growth for a sample of Asian countries. In particular, the paper addr esses the …-income levels to the economic frontier?; To what extent and in whic h form did structural change contribute to productivity growth … in Asia since 1990?; How does the contribution of structural change to productivity growth compare to the effects of …

productivity growth in Malaysia. Using data from the Department of Statistics Malaysia from 1987 to 2018 and decompositions that … structural transformation but instead to sustained growth in within-sector labor productivity. At 3 percent, the contribution of …, the main policy challenge for Malaysia going forward will be to achieve sustainable labor productivity growth within …