Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9549251 | Economics Letters | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
Using a continuous state space approach, this note extends Feyrer's (Feyrer, J., 2003. Convergence by Parts. Manuscript, Dartmouth College. (available at http://www.dartmouth.edu/~jfeyrer/parts.pdf)) study of the proximate determinants of the shape of the long-run distribution of income per capita. Contrary to Feyrer's finding of the primacy of total factor productivity (TFP), the results here imply that traps in both TFP growth and capital accumulation may matter.
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Authors
Paul A. Johnson,