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%T International Convergence and Divergence of Material Input Structures: An Industry-Level Perspective %A Dietzenbacher, Erik %A Hoen, Alex R. %A Los, Bart %A Meist, Jan G. %J Applied Economics %N 26 %P 3337-3344 %V 41 %D 2009 %= 2011-04-01T03:46:00Z %~ http://www.peerproject.eu/ %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-240645 %X This paper analyzes whether international material input structures have converged or diverged over time. Pooled variances for 25 industries were obtained from OECD input-output tables in constant prices for nine countries over the period 1971-1990. It is found that high-tech industries were mainly characterized by divergence of material input structures, whereas convergence was found for many low-tech, more mature industries. In line with studies on (labor) productivity growth rates, convergence of material input structures was prevalent in the 1970s, while divergence dominated in the 1980s. %G en %9 journal article %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info