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Working Papers

2020

1. Do Weak Institutions Prolong Crises ? On the Identification, Characteristics, and Duration of Declines During Economic Slumps
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
   Also in MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2013) View citations (9)
   CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo (2014) View citations (8)
   See also Journal Article Do Weak Institutions Prolong Crises? On the Identification, Characteristics, and Duration of Declines during Economic Slumps, The World Bank Economic Review, World Bank View citations (13)
2. The rise of the service sector in the global economy
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (3)

2018

3. Africa Sector Database (ASD): Expansion and update
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (15)
4. Structural change, productivity growth and labour market turbulence in Africa
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (9)

2016

5. Mexican manufacturing and its integration into global value chains
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (1)
6. Poverty Accounting. A fractional response approach to poverty decomposition
   Working Papers, ECINEQ, Society for the Study of Economic Inequality
7. Structural transformation in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS)
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (1)

2015

8. Industrialisation in Time and Space
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (5)
9. Precolonial centralisation, foreign aid and modern state capacity in Africa
   MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (3)
10. Structural change and the ability to sustain growth
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (7)
11. The performance of firms in Latin America and the Caribbean: Microeconomic factors and the role of innovation
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

2014

12. China's economic embrace of Africa: An international comparative perspective
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (4)
13. Poor trends: The pace of poverty reduction after the Millennium Development Agenda
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (3)
14. Structural modernization and development traps: an empirical approach
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (29)
    See also Journal Article Structural modernisation and development traps. An empirical approach, World Development, Elsevier (2018) View citations (29) (2018)

2013

15. Industrialization Lessons from BRICS: A Comparative Analysis
    IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA) View citations (35)
16. Institutions and economic growth: Summary and synthesis
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
17. Promoting productive employment in Sub‐Saharan Africa: a review of the literature
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (6)
18. Technological Innovation, Entrepreneurship, and Development
    Working Papers, Maastricht School of Management View citations (5)
19. Technological spillovers and industrial growth in Chinese regions
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article Technological spillovers and industrial growth in Chinese regions, Industrial and Corporate Change, Oxford University Press and the Associazione ICC (2017) View citations (5) (2017)
20. The pace of poverty reduction - A fractional response approach
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (3)

2012

21. Communication costs and trade in Sub-Saharan Africa
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
22. Explaining the dynamics of stagnation: An empirical examination of the North, Wallis and Weingast approach
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (3)
23. Industrialization, employment and poverty
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (23)
24. Institutions and long-run growth performance: An analytic literature review of the institutional determinants of economic growth
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (10)
25. Proximate, intermediate and ultimate causality: Theories and experiences of growth and development
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (11)
26. The importance of manufacturing in economic development: Past, present and future perspectives
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (14)

2011

27. Angus Maddison and Development Economics
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)
28. Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences View citations (9)
29. Institutions, Inequality and Growth: A review of theory and evidence on the institutional determinants of growth and inequality
    Innocenti Working Papers View citations (2)
30. Manufacturing and Economic Development
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (4)
31. Manufacturing and Economic Growth in Developing Countries, 1950-2005
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (17)
    See also Journal Article Manufacturing and economic growth in developing countries, 1950–2005, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Elsevier (2015) View citations (45) (2015)

2010

32. Brazilian aerospace manufacturing in comparative perspective: A Brazil/USA comparison of output and productivity
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)
33. Interrupted Innovation: Innovation System Dynamics in Latecomer Aerospace Industries
    Globelics Working Paper Series, Globelics - Global Network for Economics of Learning, Innovation, and Competence Building Systems, Aalborg University, Department of Business and Management View citations (6)
    Also in MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2010) View citations (6)
34. Towards a new measurement of energy poverty: A cross-community analysis of rural Pakistan
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (34)

2009

35. Industrialisation as an engine of growth in developing countries
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (28)
36. Interplay of Human and Social Capital in Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries: The Case of Uganda
    WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER) View citations (10)

2008

37. Explaining Success and Failure in Development
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (18)
38. Local Knowledge Spillovers, Innovation and Economic Performance in Developing Countries: A discussion of alternative specifications
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) View citations (2)
39. Regional Capital Inputs in Chinese Industry and Manufacturing, 1978-2003
    GGDC Research Memorandum, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen View citations (4)
    Also in MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT) (2008) View citations (6)

2007

40. The Micro-Dynamics of Catch Up in Indonesian Paper Manufacturing: An International Comparison of Plant-Level Performance
    MERIT Working Papers, United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

2006

41. International Trade and Knowledge Spillovers: The Case of Indonesian Manufacturing
    Working Papers, Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies View citations (1)

2005

42. Catch Up at the Micro-Level: Evidence from an Industry Case Study Using Manufacturing Census Data
    DEGIT Conference Papers, DEGIT, Dynamics, Economic Growth, and International Trade
43. Chinese Manufacturing Performance in Comparative Perspective, 1980-2002
    Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center View citations (8)
    Also in Working Papers, Economic Growth Center, Yale University (2005) View citations (11)
44. Industrial Policy and Technology Diffusion: Evidence from Paper Making Machinery in Indonesia
    Working Papers, Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article Industrial Policy and Technology Diffusion: Evidence from Paper Making Machinery in Indonesia, World Development, Elsevier (2006) View citations (9) (2006)

2003

45. Technological Inputs and Productivity Growth in China�s High-Tech Industries
    Working Papers, Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies View citations (2)

2002

46. Zambian Manufacturing Performance in Comparative Perspective
    Working Papers, Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies View citations (11)
    Also in GGDC Research Memorandum, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen (2002) View citations (10)

2001

47. Labour Productivity Trends in Chinese Manufacturing, 1980-1999
    Working Papers, Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies View citations (4)

1999

48. The Role of a Research and Development Institute in the Development and Diffusion of Technology
    Working Papers, Eindhoven Center for Innovation Studies View citations (1)

1997

49. Growth and Divergence in Manufacturing Performance in South and East Asia
    GGDC Research Memorandum, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen View citations (6)
    Also in Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research- (1997) View citations (6)

1995

50. China's Manufacturing Performance in Comparative Perspective, 1980-1992
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research- View citations (3)
    Also in GGDC Research Memorandum, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen (1995) View citations (2)

1993

51. Comparative Performance in Indonesian Manufacturing, 1975- 1990
    Working Papers, Groningen State, Institute of Economic Research-
    Also in GGDC Research Memorandum, Groningen Growth and Development Centre, University of Groningen (1993)

Journal Articles

2023

1. Structural Change, Productivity Growth and Labour Market Turbulence in Sub-Saharan Africa
   Journal of African Economies, 2023, 32, (3), 175-208 View citations (1)

2018

2. Poverty accounting
   European Economic Review, 2018, 104, (C), 237-255 View citations (5)
3. Structural modernisation and development traps. An empirical approach
   World Development, 2018, 112, (C), 59-73 View citations (29)
   See also Working Paper Structural modernization and development traps: an empirical approach, MERIT Working Papers (2014) View citations (29) (2014)

2017

4. Technological spillovers and industrial growth in Chinese regions
   Industrial and Corporate Change, 2017, 26, (2), 233-257 View citations (5)
   See also Working Paper Technological spillovers and industrial growth in Chinese regions, MERIT Working Papers (2013) View citations (1) (2013)

2016

5. THE DYNAMICS OF STAGNATION: A PANEL ANALYSIS OF THE ONSET AND CONTINUATION OF STAGNATION
   Macroeconomic Dynamics, 2016, 20, (8), 2010-2045 View citations (6)

2015

6. Manufacturing and economic growth in developing countries, 1950–2005
   Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2015, 34, (C), 46-59 View citations (45)
   See also Working Paper Manufacturing and Economic Growth in Developing Countries, 1950-2005, MERIT Working Papers (2011) View citations (17) (2011)

2013

7. The Unexpected Convergence of Regional Productivity in Chinese Industry, 1978--2005
   Oxford Development Studies, 2013, 41, (1), 29-53 View citations (8)

2012

8. Capital inputs in the Chinese economy: Estimates for the total economy, industry and manufacturing
   China Economic Review, 2012, 23, (1), 81-104 View citations (12)
9. Industrialisation as an engine of growth in developing countries, 1950–2005
   Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2012, 23, (4), 406-420 View citations (91)
10. Network Structure and Innovative Performance of African Entrepreneurs: The Case of Uganda-super- †
    Journal of African Economies, 2012, 21, (4), 609-636 View citations (2)

2011

11. THE MICRO‐DYNAMICS OF CATCH‐UP IN INDONESIAN PAPER MANUFACTURING
    Review of Income and Wealth, 2011, 57, (1), 61-83 View citations (7)

2008

12. Local knowledge spillovers, innovation and export performance in developing countries: empirical evidence from the Uruguay software cluster
    The European Journal of Development Research, 2008, 20, (2), 281-298 View citations (17)
13. Productivity growth and structural change in Chinese manufacturing, 1980–2002
    Industrial and Corporate Change, 2008, 17, (4), 841-874 View citations (9)

2007

14. International Knowledge Spillovers to Developing Countries: The Case of Indonesia
    Review of Development Economics, 2007, 11, (3), 550-565 View citations (6)

2006

15. Industrial Policy and Technology Diffusion: Evidence from Paper Making Machinery in Indonesia
    World Development, 2006, 34, (12), 2137-2152 View citations (9)
    See also Working Paper Industrial Policy and Technology Diffusion: Evidence from Paper Making Machinery in Indonesia, Working Papers (2005) View citations (2) (2005)
16. Technical efficiency and embodied technical change in the Indonesian pulp and paper industry
    Journal of International Development, 2006, 18, (2), 163-178 View citations (6)

2004

17. The Industrial Experience of Tanzania: Szirmai, Adam and Paul Lapperre, editors, (Palgrave, London, 2001), pp. xii + 375
    Journal of Development Economics, 2004, 73, (1), 477-479

2003

18. Special Issue on Technology and the Economy
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2003, 14, (4), 361-364

2002

19. Measuring Embodies Technological Change in Indonesian Textiles: The Core-Machinery Approach
    Journal of Development Studies, 2002, 39, (2), 155-177 View citations (5)

2000

20. Comparative performance in Chinese manufacturing, 1980-1992
    China Economic Review, 2000, 11, (1), 16-53 View citations (7)
21. Productivity growth in Asian manufacturing: the structural bonus hypothesis examined
    Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2000, 11, (4), 371-392 View citations (125)

1999

22. Comparative productivity performance in manufacturing in South and East Asia, 1960-93
    Oxford Development Studies, 1999, 27, (1), 57-79 View citations (10)

1998

23. Indonesian Manufacturing Sector Output and Productivity: An Australian Comparative Perspective, 1975-90
    Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, 1998, 34, (2), 121-142

1995

24. Explaining economic growth: Essays in honour of Angus Maddison: Adam Szirmai, Bart van Ark and Dirk Pilat (eds.), (North-Holland, Amsterdam, 1993), pp. 497 + xii. US $98.50/Dfl.185)
    European Journal of Political Economy, 1995, 11, (1), 210-211

1990

25. COMPARISONS OF PURCHASING POWER, REAL OUTPUT AND LABOUR PRODUCTIVITY IN MANUFACTURING IN JAPAN, SOUTH KOREA AND THE U.S.A., 1975–85
    Review of Income and Wealth, 1990, 36, (1), 1-30

1989

26. Comparative Patterns of Economic Development, 1850–1914. By Cynthia Taft Morris and Irma Adelman. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1988. Pp. xi, 575. $39.50
    The Journal of Economic History, 1989, 49, (3), 797-800
27. Inequality observed: A study of attitudes towards income inequality: Adam Szirmai Gower, Aldershot, 1988. [UK pound]35.00
    Journal of Economic Psychology, 1989, 10, (1), 148-152

Undated

28. Do Weak Institutions Prolong Crises? On the Identification, Characteristics, and Duration of Declines during Economic Slumps
    The World Bank Economic Review, 34, (3), 810-832 View citations (13)
    See also Working Paper Do Weak Institutions Prolong Crises ? On the Identification, Characteristics, and Duration of Declines During Economic Slumps, Policy Research Working Paper Series (2020) View citations (3) (2020)

Books

2015

1. Socio-Economic Development
   Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press View citations (10)
   Also in Cambridge Books, Cambridge University Press (2015) View citations (12)

Edited books

2017

1. Pathways to Industrialization in the Twenty-First Century: New Challenges and Emerging Paradigms
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press

2015

2. Structural Change and Industrial Development in the BRICS
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (23)

2013

3. Pathways to Industrialization in the Twenty-First Century: New Challenges and Emerging Paradigms
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (43)

2011

4. Entrepreneurship, Innovation, and Economic Development
   OUP Catalogue, Oxford University Press View citations (47)

2001

5. The Industrial Experience of Tanzania
   Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan

Chapters

2001

1. Development and Diffusion of Technology: The Case of TIRDO
   Palgrave Macmillan
2. Introduction
   Palgrave Macmillan
3. Measuring Manufacturing Performance in Tanzania: GDP, Employment and Comparative Labour Productivity, 1961–95
   Palgrave Macmillan
4. Public Policy and the Industrial Development of Tanzania, 1961–95
   Palgrave Macmillan