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The Marginal Product of Capital, Capital Flows, and Convergence

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  • Sirsha Chatterjee
  • Kanda Naknoi

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into physical capital in a number of countries. However, the gains are found to be quite small.

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Volume (Year): 100 (2010)
Issue (Month): 2 (May)
Pages: 73-77

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Note: DOI: 10.1257/aer.100.2.73
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  • F21 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Investment; Long-Term Capital Movements
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  • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
  • O19 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - International Linkages to Development; Role of International Organizations

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  1. Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas & Olivier Jeanne, 2013. "Capital Flows to Developing Countries: The Allocation Puzzle," Review of Economic Studies, Oxford University Press, vol. 80(4), pages 1484-1515.
  2. Carter, Patrick & Postel-Vinay, Fabien & Temple, Jonathan, 2015. "Dynamic aid allocation," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 95(2), pages 291-304.
  3. Elena Bondarenko & Shuichiro Nishioka, 2011. "Determinants of Convergence in the Marginal Product of Capital," Working Papers 11-08, Department of Economics, West Virginia University.

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