A Framework to Study the Role of Structural Transformation in Productivity Growth and Regional Convergence

Kyoji Fukao and Saumik Paul

No 833, ADBI Working Papers from Asian Development Bank Institute

Abstract: 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 prefecture-level data from 1874 to 2008, we find support for substantial convergence effects of structural transformation in the post-WWII years.

Keywords: structural transformation; labor productivity; regional convergence; Japan (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O10 O40 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 22 pages
Date: 2018-04-23
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