Is the asymptotic speed of convergence a good proxy for the transitional growth path?

Journal of Money, Credit and Banking

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-24

  Papageorgiou, Chris ^a,b   Perez Sebastian, Fidel ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALICANTE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Asymptotic speed; Convergence; Human capital; R D growth model; Transitional dynamics

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847273045     PISSN: 00222879     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-2879.2007.00001.x     Document Type: Review

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