On the measurement of a multidimensional concept of structural similarity

Nuno Crespo () and Nadia Simoes ()

Economics Letters, 2012, vol. 116, issue 1, 115-117

Abstract: We propose a concept of structural similarity, incorporating three dimensions (sectoral weights, inter-sectoral similarity and intra-sectoral similarity), and suggest indicators that include all these dimensions.

Keywords: Structural similarity; Structural convergence; Krugman index; Multidimensional index (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F10 F14 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2012
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DOI: 10.1016/j.econlet.2012.01.024

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