Industrial Productivity Divergence and Input-Output Network Structures: Evidence from Japan 1973–2012

Since the early 1990s, there have been larger and increasing labor productivity differences across industries in Japan. More specifically, a clear pattern of sigma and beta divergence across industries is observed. To shed light on these stylized facts, we first evaluate the input−output s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alvaro Domínguez, Carlos Mendez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-05-01
Series:Economies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7099/7/2/52