Cross-country catch-up in the manufacturing sector: Impacts of heterogeneity on convergence and technology adoption

Empirical Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 753-768

  Hultberg, Patrik T ^a   Nadiri, M Ishaq ^b   Sickles, Robin C ^c  

^a KALAMAZOO COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence and catch up in best practice technologies; International comparisons; Panel data methods

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; LABOR PRODUCTIVITY; MANUFACTURING; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 8644264012     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00181-004-0209-5     Document Type: Article

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