References
- Aigner , A. , Lovell , C. A. K. and Schmidt , P. 1977 . Formulation and estimation of stochastics frontier production function models . Journal of Econometrics , 86 : 21 – 37 .
- Abramovitz , M. 1986 . Catching up, forging ahead and falling behind . Journal of Economic History , 46 : 385 – 406 .
- Abramovitz , M. 1990 . The catch up factor in postwar economic growth . Economic Enquiry , 28 ( 1 ) : 1 – 18 .
- Abramovitz , M. 1994 . “ Catch-up and convergence in the postwar growth boom and after ” . In Convergence of Productivity, Cross National Studies and Historical Evidence , Edited by: Baumol , W. , Nelson , R. and Wolff , E. 86 – 125 . Oxford University Press .
- Barro , R. and Sala-i-Martin , X. 1992 . Convergence . Journal of Political Economy , 100 : 223 – 251 .
- Battese , G. E. and Coelli , T. J. 1988 . Prediction of firm-level technical efficiencies with a generalized frontier production function and panel data . Journal of Econometrics , 38 : 387 – 399 .
- Battese , G. E. and Coelli , T. J. 1992 . Frontier production functions, technical efficiency and panel data: with application to Paddy farmers in Indian agriculture . Journal of Productivity Analysis , 3 : 153 – 169 .
- Baumol , W. J. 1986 . Productivity, growth, convergence and welfare: what the long run data show . American Economic Review , 76 : 1072 – 1085 .
- Baumol , W. J. and Wolff , E. W. 1988 . Productivity, convergence and welfare: reply . American Economic Review , December : 1155 – 1159 .
- Cornwell , C. , Schmidt , P. and Sickles , R. C. 1990 . Production frontiers with cross-section and time-series variation in efficiency levels . Journal of Econometrics , 46 : 185 – 200 .
- Cornwell , C. and Schmidt , P. 1996 . “ Production frontiers and efficiency measurement ” . In The Econometrics of Panel Data , Kluwer Academic Publishers .
- De la Fuente , A. 1996 . Economía regional desde una perspectiva neoclásica. De convergencia y otras historias . Revista de Economía Aplicada , 4 ( 10 ) : 5 – 63 .
- Dolado , J. , González-Páramo , J. M. and Roldán , J. M. 1994 . Convergencia entre las provincias españolas . Moneda y Crédito , 198 : 91 – 119 .
- Dollard , D. and Wolff , E. 1994 . “ Capital intensity and TFP convergence by industry in manufacturing, 1963–85 ” . In Convergence of Productivity, Cross National Studies and Historical Evidence , Edited by: Baumol , W. , Nelson , R. and Wolff , E. 197 – 224 . Oxford : Oxford University Press .
- Dowrick , S. and Nguyen , D. 1989 . OECD comparative economic growth 1950–85: catch-up and convergence . American Economic Review , December : 1010 – 1030 .
- Farë , R. , Grosskopf , S. and Norris , M. 1994 . Productivity growth, technical progress and efficiency change in industrialized countries . American Economic Review , 84 : 66 – 83 .
- Farrel , M. 1957 . The measurement of productive efficiency . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society , 120 : 253 – 281 . A, general
- Fecher , F. and Perelman , S. 1992 . “ Productivity growth and technical efficiency in OECD industrial activities ” . In Industrial Efficiency in Six Nations , Edited by: Caves , R. E. 459 – 488 . The MIT Press .
- Fundación BBV/IVIE . 1997 . El Stock de Capital en España y sus CC.AA. , 3rd edn Edited by: Mas , M. , Pérez , F. and Uriel , E. Bilbao
- Grosskopf , S. 1993 . “ Efficiency and productivity ” . In The Measurement of Productive Efficiency: Techniques and Applications , Edited by: Fried , H. O. , Lovell , C. A. K. and Schmidt , S. S. 160 – 194 . Oxford : Oxford University Press .
- Gumbau , M. and Maudos , J. 1996 . “ Eficiencia productiva sectorial en las regiones respañolas: una aproximación de frontera estocástica ” . In Revista Española de Economía 239 – 260 .
- Gumbau , M. 1998a . Regional efficiency: a stochastic frontier approach . Applied Economic Letters , 5 : 723 – 726 .
- Gumbau , M. 1998b . La eficiencia técnica en la industria española . Revista Española de Economía , 15 : 67 – 83 .
- Islam , N. 1996 . Growth empirics: a panel data approach . Quarterly Journal of Economics , CX : 1128 – 1170 .
- Jondrow , J. , Lovell , C. A. K. , Materov , I. S. and Schmidt , P. 1982 . On the estimation of technical inefficiency in the stochastic frontier production models . Journal of Econometrics , 19 : 233 – 238 .
- Kumbhakar , S. C. 1990 . Production frontiers, panel data, and time-varying technical inefficiency . Journal of Econometrics , 46 : 201 – 211 .
- Lee , Y. H. and Schmidt , P. 1993 . “ A production frontier model with flexible temporal variation in technical efficiency ” . In The Measurement of Productive Efficiency Techniques and Applications , Edited by: Fried , H. O. , Lovell , C. A. K. and Schmidt , S. S. 237 – 255 . Oxford : Oxford University Press .
- Lee , M. , Longmire , R. , Matyas , L. and Harris , M. 1998 . Growth convergence: some panel data evidence . Applied Economics , 30 : 907 – 912 .
- Maddison , A. 1982 . Phases of Capitalist Development , Oxford University Press .
- Maddison , A. 1989 . The World Economy in the 20th Century , Paris : OECD, Development Centre .
- Mas , M. , Maudos , J. , Pérez , F. and Uriel , E. 1994 . Disparidades regionales y convergencia en las CC.AA . Revista de Economía Apliada , II ( 4 ) : 129 – 148 .
- Mas , M. , Maudos , J. , Pérez , F. and Uriel , E. 1995 . “ Growth and convergence in the Spanish provinces ” . In Convergence and Divergence among European regions , Edited by: Amstrong and Vickerman . 67 – 88 . Pion : Pin Ed .
- Mas , M. , Maudos , J. , Pérez , F. and Uriel , E. 1995b . Public capital and convergence in the Spanish regions . Entrepreneurship and Regional Development , 7 : 309 – 327 .
- Mas , M. , Maudos , J. , Pérez , F. and Uriel , E. 1998 . Public capital, productive efficiency and convergence in the Spanish regions . Review of Income and Wealth , 44 : 383 – 396 .
- Maudos , J. 1996 . Eficiencia, cambio técnico y productividad en el sistema bancario español: una aproximación de frontera estocástica . Investigaciones Económicas , XX : 339 – 358 .
- Maudos , J. , Pastor , J. M. and Serrano , L. 1998 . Convergencia en las regiones españolas: eficiencia, cambio técnico y productividad . Revista Española de Economía , 15 ( 2 ) : 235 – 264 .
- Meeusen , W. 1977 . and van den Broeck, J . , Efficiency estimation from Cobb-Douglas production functions with composed error, International Economic Review , 18 : 435 – 444 .
- Miller , S. M. 1996 . A note on cross-country growth regressions . Applied Economics , 28 : 1019 – 1026 .
- Raymond , J. L. and García , B. 1994 . Las disparidades en el PIBpc entre la CC.AA. y la hipótesis de convergencia . Papeles de Economía Española , 59 : 37 – 58 .
- Raymond , J. L. and García , B. 1996 . Distribución regional de la renta y movimientos migratorios . Papeles de Economía Española , 67 : 185 – 201 .
- Taskin , F. and Zaim , O. 1997 . Catching-up and innovation in high and low income countries . Economic Letters , 54 : 93 – 100 .