Abstract
This article examines total factor productivity (TFP) convergence across the regions of Kazakhstan over the period of 1997–2013. Using a growth accounting methodology we found that the average level of TFP fell by almost 40% over the period under consideration. Several panel unit root tests confirm that the whole set of Kazakh regions and the group of non-oil regions converged in terms of TFP, while the group of oil-rich regions diverged. This result explains sigma-divergence of the GRP per capita across the regions of Kazakhstan by divergence in capital intensity.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 182-197 |
| Number of pages | 16 |
| Journal | Post-Communist Economies |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Apr 3 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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Keywords
- capital
- convergence
- economic growth
- labour
- region
- Total factor productivity
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Economics and Econometrics
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Total factor productivity convergence across the Kazakh regions. / Turganbayev, Yerken.
In: Post-Communist Economies, Vol. 29, No. 2, 03.04.2017, p. 182-197.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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