Interpreting cross-section and time-series tests of convergence: The case of labor productivity in manufacturing

Journal of Economics and Business

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 593-607

  Freeman, Donald G ^a   Yerger, David B ^b  

^a SAM HOUSTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LYCOMING COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Labor productivity

Indexed keywords

EID: 15944416793     PISSN: 00129933     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0148-6195(01)00051-0     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Barro, Robert J., & Sala-i-Martin, X. (1991). Convergence across states and regions. Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, 1, 107-182.
2. Barro, R. J. & Sala-i-Martin, X. (1992). Convergence. Journal of Political Economy, 100 (2), 223-251.
3. Baumol, W. J. (1986). Productivity growth, convergence and welfare: what the long run data show. American Economic Review 76 (5), 1072-1085.
4. Baumol, W. J. & Wolff, E. (1988). Productivity growth, convergence and welfare: reply. American Economic Review, 78 (5), 1155-1159.
5. Bernard, A. B., & Durlauf, S. N. (1995). Convergence in international output. Journal of Applied Econometrics, 10, 97-108.
6. Maddala, G. S., & Wu, S. (1999). A comparative study of unit root tests with panel data and a new simple test. Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 61 (Special Issue), 631-652.
7. Mankiw, N. G., Romer, R., & Weil, D. N. (1992). A contribution to the empirics of economic growth. The Quarterly Journal of Economics, 107, 407-438.