TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE AND CONTRIBUTION TO GROWTH AND CONVERGENCE

Edward Nissan () and Farhang Niroomand
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Edward Nissan: University of Southern Mississippi
Farhang Niroomand: University of Southern Mississippi

Journal of Economic Development, 2006, vol. 31, issue 1, 113-133

Abstract: This paper incorporates data on efficiency and output per worker for 1965 and 1990 for 57 countries divided into four groups to seek an understanding of similarities and differences among them. Tools employed were testing for equality of means and testing for convergence. The findings indicate that the gaps between the groups were widened during the period studied for both efficiency and output per worker. While divergence was observed when all countries were grouped in one set, there were indications of convergence when the groups were treated separately.

Keywords: Efficiency; Worker Productivity; Convergence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D24 O30 O47 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2006
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