Anatomy of Regional Disparities in the Slovak Republic »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2009/145
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Mariusz Jarmuzek , and Biswajit Banerjee
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 July 2009
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781451872927.001
ISBN: 9781451872927
Keywords: Regional disparities, &;amp;#x03B2;-convergence, &;amp;#x03C3;-convergence, growth accounting, gdp per capita, tfp, labor utilization, gdp growth,
This paper examines economic growth and various dimensions of regional disparities in Slovakia. We find that regional disparities in the levels of GDP per capita, labor productivity, and labor utilization have wide...