Angie Leung Mei Yin. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 82-85). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.i / Acknowledgements --- p.iii / Table of Contents --- p.iv / List of Tables --- p.vi / List of Figures --- p.ix / Chapter 1. --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 2. --- Methodology and Data --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- Measurement Framework --- p.7 / Chapter 2.2 --- β- Convergence --- p.12 / Chapter 2.3 --- σ - Convergence --- p.18 / Chapter 2.4 --- Data Description --- p.19 / Chapter 3. --- Results --- p.20 / Chapter 3.1 --- Convergence Results among Asian Countries --- p.20 / Chapter 3.2 --- Convergence Results Using Average Labor Sharein All Countries --- p.25 / Chapter 3.3 --- Results under σ - Convergence --- p.27 / Chapter 4. --- Determinants for Average Productivity Growth Rate --- p.33 / Chapter 5. --- Conclusion --- p.37 / Tables --- p.38 / Figures --- p.54 / Appendix --- p.76 / References --- p.82