Regional Productivity Convergence in Peru

This paper examines whether labor productivity converged across Peru’s regions (“departments”) during 2002-12. Given the large differences in labor productivity across the regions of Peru, such convergence has the potential to raise aggregate produ...

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Main Authors:	Iacovone, Leonardo, Sanchez-Bayardo, Luis F., Sharma, Siddharth
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	GROWTH RATES JOBS GROWTH RATE EMPLOYMENT STRUCTURAL TRANSFORMATION HOUSEHOLD SURVEY POVERTY REDUCTION POVERTY LINE PRODUCTIVITY LEVELS ECONOMIC GROWTH ACCOUNTING SKILLED WORKERS LABOR REALLOCATION PRODUCTION PRODUCTION CHAINS AGGREGATE PRODUCTIVITY CAPITAL ACCUMULATION EMPLOYMENT SHARE POVERTY LEVELS INCOME SCHOOLING SERVICE SECTOR POVERTY RATES FARM PRODUCTIVITY CONVERGENCE LABOR ALLOCATION REGIONAL INCOMES INFORMATION EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION POLITICAL ECONOMY ADVANCED REGIONS EFFECTS GLOBAL PRODUCTION CHAINS LAGGING REGIONS RURAL POPULATION COMPETITIVE PRESSURE REGIONAL PRODUCTIVITY HUMAN CAPITAL LEVELS REGIONAL GROWTH REGION REGIONAL GAPS REGIONAL DATA HIGH‐POVERTY REGION TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT POLICIES DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS POVERTY GAP LABOR PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH WORKER REGIONAL TRADE GLOBAL PRODUCTION MARKET INTEGRATION PRODUCTIVITY LABOR PRODUCTIVITY PRODUCTIVITY CONVERGENCE STANDARD ERRORS SPATIAL PATTERNS POORER PEOPLE MARKETS ORGANIZATIONS GROWTH THEORY LABOR TOTAL EMPLOYMENT PRODUCTION PROCESSES FINANCE HIGH POVERTY REGIONS REGIONAL CONVERGENCE PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH RATE EQUITY PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH CONSUMPTION HUMAN CAPITAL WORKERS WAGES POLICIES SOCIAL SERVICES REGIONAL LABOR SPATIAL DISPERSION PRODUCTIVITY LEVEL LABOR DEMAND VALUE REGIONAL DIFFERENCES RICH REGIONS SPATIAL ANALYSIS SPATIAL EQUITY REGIONAL SPECIALIZATION LABOR MOBILITY PRODUCTIVITY DISTRIBUTION TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION POVERTY LEVEL ECONOMICS MANAGEMENT POVERTY REGIONS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS THEORY REGIONS REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT REGIONAL ECONOMIC GROWTH REGIONAL OUTPUT COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE POVERTY GLOBAL INTEGRATION FINANCIAL MARKETS SUPPLY AGGREGATE CONVERGENCE AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY DECLINE IN POVERTY REGIONAL INCOME POOR REGIONS POVERTY RATE CONSUMPTION BASKET LABOR SHARE PRICES FIRM‐LEVEL POVERTY ALLEVIATION REGIONAL INEQUALITIES
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25470529/regional-productivity-convergence-peru http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23463

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/11/25470529/regional-productivity-convergence-peru
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23463

Regional Productivity Convergence in Peru

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