growth and productivity in countries from Latin America and the OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development … productivity, as well as the influence of human capital in counteracting these impacts. The main findings of the research are as … follows: (i) corruption decreases economic growth and productivity in both groups of countries; (ii) informality negatively …

divergence and lower long-run growth, whereas we find absolute convergence in expansions. The output costs of political and …

divergence and lower long-run growth, whereas we find absolute convergence in expansions. The output costs of political and …

divergence and lower long-run growth, whereas we find absolute convergence in expansions. The output costs of political and …

This paper constructs a two-country model to investigate how tariff policy influences productivity growth through … productivity of investment in innovation. We show that the relationship between tariff policy and economic growth depends on the …

The paper studies the economic convergence of non-oil-producing countries, OECD countries and emerging markets … countries with latest panel data up to 2009. The study finds that conditional convergence exists among 157 non …-oil-producing countries, 28 OECD countries and 23 emerging markets, and the convergence structure differs between emerging markets and the …