At the Threshold The Increasing Relevance of the Middle-Income Trap
We investigate the existence of a middle-income trap using finite state Markov chains, constant growth thresholds, and mean passage times. As well as studying output per head, we examine the dynamics of its proximate determinants: TFP, the capital-output ratio, and human capital. We find upwards mob...
Main Author: | |
---|---|
Other Authors: | |
Format: | eBook |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Washington, D.C.
International Monetary Fund
2024
|
Series: | IMF Working Papers
|
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | |
Collection: | International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Summary: | We investigate the existence of a middle-income trap using finite state Markov chains, constant growth thresholds, and mean passage times. As well as studying output per head, we examine the dynamics of its proximate determinants: TFP, the capital-output ratio, and human capital. We find upwards mobility for the capital-output ratio and human capital, but not for relative TFP. The lack of upwards mobility in relative TFP, at least from an intermediate level, suggests that escaping the middle-income category can take many years, and such traps may become increasingly apparent in the years to come |
---|---|
Physical Description: | 45 pages |
ISBN: | 9798400274855 |