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Manufacturing Industries in the UK: Was there Convergence during the 1968–1992 Period?

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  • Richard Harris
  • Mary Trainor

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This paper uses detailed industry level time‐series data for the UK regions which suggests that convergence (at least in terms of output‐per‐employee) was not occurring during the period 1968–92. Based on testing for unit roots, it is found that in a majority of industries and regions growth was divergent, and consequently there is little empirical support for the neoclassical ‘long‐run catch up’ model.

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  • Richard Harris & Mary Trainor, 1999. "Manufacturing Industries in the UK: Was there Convergence during the 1968–1992 Period?," Scottish Journal of Political Economy, Scottish Economic Society, vol. 46(5), pages 552-569, November.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:scotjp:v:46:y:1999:i:5:p:552-569
    DOI: 10.1111/1467-9485.00147
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    1. Richard Harris, 2011. "Models Of Regional Growth: Past, Present And Future," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 25(5), pages 913-951, December.
    2. Jan Bentzen & Tor Eriksson & Valdemar Smith, 2001. "Alcohol Consumption in European Countries Time series based tests of convergence," Cahiers d'Economie et Sociologie Rurales, INRA Department of Economics, vol. 60, pages 59-74.
    3. Jan Bentzen, 2015. "Comparing data sources of real GDP in purchasing power parities," Applied Economics Letters, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 22(16), pages 1303-1308, November.
    4. Chunyan Lin & Wen Qiao, 2022. "Statistical Measurements and Club Effects of High-Quality Development in Chinese Manufacturing," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(23), pages 1-22, December.

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