01781cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF004462 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451864908 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Khan, Tehmina S. Productivity Growth, Technological Convergence, RandD, Trade, and Labor Markets : Evidence From the French Manufacturing Sector / Tehmina S. Khan. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (38 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Total factor productivity (TFP) of 14 manufacturing sectors in France has kept up with that of the United States during 1980-2002 and remained well above that of the United Kingdom. Estimates using a dynamic panel equilibrium correction model indicate that sectors further behind the technological frontier experience faster productivity growth and that spending on research and development and trade with technologically advanced economies positively influences TFP growth, but not the speed of convergence. Conversely, TFP growth is negatively related to some key labor market variables, namely the replacement ratio and the ratio of the minimum wage to the median wage. Mode of access: Internet IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/230 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2006/230/001.2006.issue-230-en.xml IMF e-Library