International Trade and Productivity Growth : Exploring the Sectoral Effects for Developing Countries »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2000/17
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Ehsan Choudhri , and Dalia Hakura
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 January 2000
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451843521.001
ISBN: 9781451843521
Keywords: Productivity Growth, Technological Gap, tfp, growth rates, growth rate, transfer of technology
The paper estimates an empirical relation based on Krugman’s ‘technological gap’ model to explore the influence of the pattern of international trade and production on the overall productivity...