American Economic Review Vol. 79 No. 5 1989
OECD Comparative Economic Growth 1950-85: Catch-Up and Convergence
Abstract
The apparent convergence of OECD income levels since 1950 is subjected to rigorous testing which suggests that there has occurred a systematic process of catching up in levels of total factor productivity. An econometric model of relative economic growth exhibits parameter stability over three decades, including the period after 1973, and statistical robustness, particularly with respect to sample selection. A reassessment is made of OECD comparative economic growth performance.
- Volume
- 79
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 1010-1030
- Sources
- bibtex:phds-export.bib