01907cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008958 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451863154 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Unel, Bulent. The Dynamics of Provincial Growth in China : A Nonparametric Approach / Bulent Unel, Harm Zebregs. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (24 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 China's growth record since the start of its economic reforms in 1978 has been extraordinary. Yet, this impressive performance has been associated with an increasing regional income disparity. We use a recently developed nonparametric approach to analyze the variation in labor productivity growth across China's provinces. This approach imposes less structure on the data than the standard growth accounting framework and allows for a breakdown of labor productivity into capital deepening, efficiency gains, and technological progress. Like other studies before us, we do not find strong evidence of convergence in labor productivity across China's provinces during 1978-98. However, our results show that provinces converged in efficiency levels, while they diverged in capital deepening and technological progress. Mode of access: Internet Zebregs, Harm. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2006/055 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2006/055/001.2006.issue-055-en.xml IMF e-Library