Do All Countries Grow Alike?

Jaap Bos; Claire Economidou; Michael Koetter; James Kolari

Do All Countries Grow Alike?

Jaap Bos, Claire Economidou, Michael Koetter, James Kolari

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Abstract

This paper investigates the driving forces of output change in 77 countries during the period 1970-2000. A flexible modeling strategy is adopted that accounts for (i) the inefficient use of resources, and (ii) different production technologies across countries. The proposed model can identify technical, efficiency, and input change for each of three endogenously determined regimes. Membership in these regimes is estimated, rather than determined ex ante. This framework enables explorations into the determinants of output growth and convergence issues in each regime.

Original language	English
Publisher	UU USE Tjalling C. Koopmans Research Institute
Number of pages	35
Publication status	Published - Sept 2009

Publication series

Name	U.S.E. Discussion paper series
No.	14
Volume	07
ISSN (Electronic)	2666-8238

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