Convergence of Productivity

by William J. Baumol

This collection of original articles looks at the convergence hypothesis, which asserts that since the Second World War, industrial countries were growing increasingly homogeneous in terms of productivity, technology, and per capita incomes. The book examines patterns displayed by individual industries within countries as well as the aggregate economies, influences that underlie the process of convergence, and the role that convergence has played...

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