Hunting for Leopards : Long Run Country Income Dynamics in Africa

Arbache, Jorge Saba ; Page, John

World Bank, Washington, DC

关键词: ANNUAL GROWTH;    AVERAGE ANNUAL;    AVERAGE GROWTH;    AVERAGE GROWTH RATE;    AVERAGE GROWTH RATES;   

DOI  :  10.1596/1813-9450-4715
RP-ID  :  WPS4715

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: World Bank Open Knowledge Repository

【 摘 要 】

This paper examines the country-leveldynamics of long-run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005.The authors examine how growth has affected mobility and thedistribution of income among countries.They analyzechanges in cross-country income structure and convergence,and look for evidence of the formation of country groups or"clubs." Using a novel method of breaking up thegrowth histories of African economies into medium-termspells of growth accelerations and declines, the authorsinvestigate whether a group of African "leopards"- the regional equivalent of Asia's "tigers"- is beginning to emerge.