A drive up the capital coast? Contributions to post-reform growth across Chinese provinces

被引:44
作者
Henderson, Daniel J. [1 ]
Tochkov, Kiril
Badunenko, Oleg
机构
[1] SUNY Binghamton, Dept Econ, Binghamton, NY 13902 USA
[2] Texas Christian Univ, Dept Econ, Ft Worth, TX 76129 USA
[3] European Univ Viadrina, Dept Econ, D-15230 Frankfurt, Oder, Germany
关键词
convergence; data envelopment analysis; growth; nonparametric;
D O I
10.1016/j.jmacro.2007.02.006
中图分类号
F [经济];
学科分类号
02 ;
摘要
We use nonparametric production-frontier methods to decompose the growth of labor productivity of Chinese provinces in the post-reform period. These techniques, combined with kernel density estimates, allow us to decompose the shift in the distribution of labor productivity without the need for many assumptions common in the empirical growth literature. We find that (1) the distribution of output per worker across Chinese provinces is multimodal, (2) technology change is decidedly nonneutral, (3) physical capital accumulation has been the major driving force behind the growth performance of Chinese provinces and (4) it attempts to drive convergence between provinces, but (5) minimal technological progress and human capital accumulation are key factors responsible for the regional disparities in China. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:569 / 594
页数:26
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