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| Christos Emmanouilides and Panos Fousekis |
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| ''Non-Linear Catching-up and Long-Run Convergence in the Agricultural Productivity of US States'' |
| ( 2009, Vol. 29 No.1 ) |
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| This note investigates convergence of agricultural total factor productivity (TFP) for 48 contiguous states in the US. This is carried out using a recently developed methodology which allows for a clear delineation between catching-up and long-run convergence as well as for the presence of non-linearity in TFP differentials. According to the empirical results, the state TFP dynamics are predominantly long-run converging. |
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| Keywords: Productivity |
JEL: Q1 - Agriculture: General
C1 - Econometric and Statistical Methods: General |
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| Manuscript Received : Dec 03 2008 | | Manuscript Accepted : Feb 23 2009 |
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