The Productivity of Nations - Economic Quarterly Summer 2006
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The Productivity of Nations
The Productivity of Nations - Economic Quarterly Summer 2006
The Productivity of Nations - Economic Quarterly Summer 2006
Summer
2006
The Productivity of Nations
Margarida Duarte {mardua1}
Diego Restuccia {dieres1}
<p>In this article, we document three remarkable facts about the distribution of output per worker (labor productivity) across countries between 1960 and 1996. First, there is a large disparity in labor productivity across countries in the world. Second, disparity has increased substantially since the mid-1980s. Third, there is substantial mobility of individual countries within the distribution of labor productivity over time. We identify and document a number of individual growth experiences, seeking to expand the set of development facts that would aid in developing theory and policies to improve economic performance in the world.</p>
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Labor Markets
Economic Growth
<p>In this article, we document three remarkable facts about the distribution of output per worker (labor productivity) across countries between 1960 and 1996. First, there is a large disparity in labor productivity across countries in the world. Second, disparity has increased substantially since the mid-1980s. Third, there is substantial mobility of individual countries within the distribution of labor productivity over time. We identify and document a number of individual growth experiences, seeking to expand the set of development facts that would aid in developing theory and policies to improve economic performance in the world.</p>
Economic Quarterly
Summer
2006