Convergence of Productivity

by William J. Baumol

This comprehensive study is a collection of original articles that view the current state of knowledge of the convergence hypothesis. The hypothesis asserts that at least since the Second World War, and perhaps for a considerable period before that, the group of industrial countries was growing increasingly homogeneous in terms of levels of productivity, technology and per capita incomes. In addition, there was general catch up toward the leader,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195083903
• ISBN13: 9780195083903
• Release Date: June 1994
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 360 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.2"