Labour Productivity Convergence in 52 Industries: A Panel Data Analysis of Some European Countries

Beta convergence and the speed of convergence of labour productivity for 52 industries are studied with a panel of data including 13 European countries. We use fixed effect approach to model the heterogeneity across countries. In primary sector and in service sector, the existence of -convergence is...

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Main Author: Tahir Mahmood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EconJournals 2012-01-01
Series:International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues
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Online Access:http://www.econjournals.com/index.php/ijefi/article/view/232/pdf