Gugler, Klaus, Pfaffermayr, Michael. 2003. Convergence in Structure and Productivity in European Manufacturing? Tables. German Economic Review 5 (1): 61-79.

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@ARTICLE{Gugler2003,
title = {Convergence in Structure and Productivity in European Manufacturing? Tables},
author = {Klaus Gugler and Michael Pfaffermayr},
year = {2003},
volume = {5},
number = {1},
language = {EN},
pages = {61-79},
journal = {German Economic Review},
abstract = {We find fast convergence in productivity for 99 3-digit European industries over the 1985-1998 period. Half of any productivity gap is closed on average in about 10-15 years. We explicitly formulate the steady state assumptions for structural convergence to hold. Convergence in industrial structure is much slower than productivity catch up with a half-life of around fifty years, a stylized fact which cannot easily be explained by the existing models of trade and growth.},
}