Front Matter Page
African Department
Contents
Abstract
I. Introduction
II. Methodology and Data
A. Growth Fundamentals
B. Social Dimensions of Growth
C. Construction of the Index
D. Data
III. Results
A. Some Stylized Facts
B. Convergence Hypothesis
C. Putting the QGI into Perspective with Existing Development Indicators
D. Drivers of the QGI: an Appraisal
IV. Robustness of the QGI to Alternative Specifications
V. Conclusion
Tables
1. Full Sample QGI-based Ranking
2. Test of Convergence Hypothesis
3. Determinants of Quality of Growth over 1990–2011
Figures
1. Conceptual Representation of the Quality of Growth Index
2. QGI: Average Values
3. QGI: Kernel Density
4. Quality of Growth over Time
5. Correlation between the QGI and Existing Development Indicators
6. Quality of Growth Index: Key Correlations
7. Social Dimension and QGI over Time: Convergence
Appendices
Appendix 1. Data Sources and Definition
Appendix 2. Dealing with Missing Observations in the Primary School Completion Rate
Appendix 3. Country Ranking using Geometric Mean-based QGI
Appendix 4. QGI for the Full Sample over 1990-2011: Descriptive Statistics
Appendix 5. Correlation Matrix of the Alternative QGIs
Appendix 6. Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Test
Appendix 7. Spearman’s Rank Order Correlation Test
Appendix 8. Correlation Matrix between the Benchmark QGI and the Region-Specific QGI
Appendix 9. Determinants of Quality of Growth on Different Subsamples
References