Global Divergence in Growth Regressions

55 Pages Posted: 16 Oct 2013

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Michele Battisti

University of Glasgow; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute

Gianfranco Di Vaio

University of Perugia - Department of Economics; Luiss Guido Carli University

Joseph Zeira

Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics; Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR); LUISS Guido Carli, DPTEA

Date Written: October 2013

Abstract

This paper extends the standard growth regression model by adding an assumption that a country follows the global technology frontier either fully or partially. This additional assumption changes significantly the growth regression model and its results in three main ways. First, it shows that although a country converges to its long-run growth path, this path can diverge from the countries at the global frontier. We measure the degree of divergence for each country and find that most indeed diverge from the frontier. Second, we estimate growth dynamics without controlling for additional variables. Third, our new method enables us to disentangle the effects of the explanatory variables on the long-run rate of growth from the short-run effects.

Keywords: Convergence, Divergence, Economic Growth, Global Frontier, Growth Regressions

JEL Classification: O40, O47, O57

Suggested Citation

Battisti, Michele and Di Vaio, Gianfranco and Di Vaio, Gianfranco and Zeira, Joseph, Global Divergence in Growth Regressions (October 2013). CEPR Discussion Paper No. DP9687, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2341050

Michele Battisti (Contact Author)

University of Glasgow ( email )

Adam Smith Business School
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United Kingdom

CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) - Ifo Institute ( email )

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Gianfranco Di Vaio

University of Perugia - Department of Economics ( email )

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Luiss Guido Carli University ( email )

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Joseph Zeira

Hebrew University of Jerusalem - Department of Economics ( email )

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Israel
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Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)

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United Kingdom

LUISS Guido Carli, DPTEA ( email )

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Italy

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