Do all countries grow alike?

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Bos, J. W. B.; Economidou, C.; Koetter, M.; Kolari, J. W.
• 署名单位: University of Groningen; Texas A&M University System; Texas A&M University College Station; Mays Business School; Utrecht University
• 刊物名称: JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0304-3878
• DOI: 10.1016/j.jdeveco.2009.07.006
• 发表日期: 2010
• 页码: 113-127
• 关键词: growth; EFFICIENCY; stochastic; Frontier analysis; Latent class; REGIMES

摘要

This paper investigates the driving forces of output change in 77 countries during the period 1970-2000. A flexible modeling strategy is adopted that accounts for (i) the inefficient use of resources, and (ii) different production technologies across countries. The proposed model can identify technical, efficiency, and input change for each of three endogenously determined regimes. Membership in these regimes is estimated, rather than determined ex ante. This framework enables explorations into the determinants of output growth and convergence issues in each regime. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.