| --- | --- | |--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | JEL Classification Numbers: H32; H40; L50; | L60; L80; O30; O40; O52 | | Keywords: | Total factor productivity; technology; R&D innovation; human capital; Europe | | Author's E-Mail Address: | scevik@imf.org; snaik@imf.org; kprimus@imf.org | The conceptual framework for the analysis presented in this paper is based on the standard model of conditional convergence. T ...

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IMF Country Report No. 24/329 KUWAIT SELECTED ISSUES December 2024 This paper on Kuwait was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with the member country. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed on November 19, 2024. Copies of this report are available to the public from International Monetary Fund • Publication Services PO Box 92780 • Washington, D.C. 20090 Telephone: (202) 623-7430 • Fax: (202) 62 ...

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