Total factor productivity convergence in European regionsthe role of sectors and geographical location

  1. Escribá-Pérez, F.J. 1
  2. Murgui-García, M.J. 1
  1. 1 Departamento de Análisis Económico, Universidad de Valencia
Journal:
Estudios Economicos Regionales y Sectoriales : EERS: Regional and sectoral economic studies : RSES

ISSN: 1578-4460

Year of publication: 2019

Volume: 19

Issue: 1

Pages: 29-46

Type: Article

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Abstract

This paper uses a disaggregated approach to analyse total factor productivity convergence in 121 European regions for 1995-2007. To that end, TFP growth rates and levels are computed, and the role of sectors in aggregate TFP convergence is analysed. Our results show evidence of different trends across the northern and southern regions. Productivity levels in northern regions have improved while the southern regions have shown persistence. The northern regions tend to move closer to the leading region by means of higher within-sector TFP growth rates, specifically in private services and industry, while the southern regions tend to move away

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Acknowledgments. The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Generalitat Valenciana PROMETEO/2016/097. M.J. Murgui acknowledges the financial support from the Spanish Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad, ECO2015-65049-C2-1-P

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