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Revisiting the Solow-Swan model of income convergence in the context of coffee producing and re-exporting countries in the world

Kadigi, R. M. J., Robinson, E., Szabo, S., Kangile, J., Mgeni, C. P., De Maria, M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1969-0251, Tsusaka, T. and Nhau, B. (2022) Revisiting the Solow-Swan model of income convergence in the context of coffee producing and re-exporting countries in the world. Sustainable Futures, 4. 100082. ISSN 26661888

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To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.sftr.2022.100082

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The purpose of this paper is to investigate the Solow-Swan’s proposition that poorer countries grow faster than richer countries causing declining income disparities across countries. The role of coffee trade in income convergence is also analyzed to enrich our understanding of whether traditional cash export crops, like coffee, contribute significantly to income convergence. We found that, GDP per capita was growing faster among coffee producers than coffee re-exporters, supporting the Solow-Swan’s model. However, coffee export values and shares decreased with convergence for green coffee producers while increasing among re-exporters, implying unequal distribution of benefits along the global coffee value chain.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Agri-Food Economics & Marketing
ID Code:105422
Publisher:Elevier/Science Direct

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