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Erscheinungsjahr: 
2017
Schriftenreihe/Nr.: 
WIFO Working Papers No. 547
Verlag: 
Austrian Institute of Economic Research (WIFO), Vienna
Zusammenfassung: 
This study examines the lack of convergence among EU countries from a structural perspective. We apply the tradable-non-tradable framework (T-NT) to evaluate the heterogeneity in labour productivity before and after the great recession. We find that, across all countries, non-tradables were less relevant for aggregate productivity. The low productivity growth in peripheral EU countries was accompanied by a specific structural change pattern: there was a sharp production increase of non-tradables before the crisis relative to other EU countries. For most peripheral countries concerns about unfavourable sector structures remain, implying a continuation of unsustainable growth patterns. This has implications for the European Commission's macroeconomic imbalance procedures, since it allows identifying patterns of real divergence on a disaggregated level. Finally, we identify a link between sectoral growth asymmetries and the quality of domestic governance institutions. Especially differences in the legal system help to explain the observed productivity growth differentials.
Schlagwörter: 
Tradability
Labour productivity
Growth
Institutions
EU
Imbalance
JEL: 
E01
E02
E60
O43
O47
Dokumentart: 
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