Capability Accumulation and Conditional Convergence: Towards a Dynamic Theory of Economic Complexity

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Main Authors: Hidalgo, Cesar A., Stojkoski, Viktor
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author Hidalgo, Cesar A.
Stojkoski, Viktor
author_facet Hidalgo, Cesar A.
Stojkoski, Viktor
contents We develop a dynamic model of economic complexity that endogenously generates a transition between unconditional and conditional convergence. In this model, convergence turns conditional as the capability intensity of activities rises. We solve the model analytically, deriving closed-form solutions for the boundary separating unconditional from conditional convergence and show that this model also explains the path-dependent diversification process known as the principle of relatedness. This model provides an explanation for transitions between conditional and unconditional convergence and path-dependent diversification.
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spellingShingle Capability Accumulation and Conditional Convergence: Towards a Dynamic Theory of Economic Complexity
Hidalgo, Cesar A.
Stojkoski, Viktor
General Economics
Economics
We develop a dynamic model of economic complexity that endogenously generates a transition between unconditional and conditional convergence. In this model, convergence turns conditional as the capability intensity of activities rises. We solve the model analytically, deriving closed-form solutions for the boundary separating unconditional from conditional convergence and show that this model also explains the path-dependent diversification process known as the principle of relatedness. This model provides an explanation for transitions between conditional and unconditional convergence and path-dependent diversification.
title Capability Accumulation and Conditional Convergence: Towards a Dynamic Theory of Economic Complexity
topic General Economics
Economics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2512.10672