Table 2a. Comparison of differences in economic growth across databases (2001). We use IFS database as the reference point. Percentage of total number of observations are in parentheses.



IFS growth is positive IFS growth is negative
PWT, p1 growth is positive 2092

(65.19)

200

(6.23)

PWT, p1 growth is negative 291

(9.07)

626

(19.51)

PWT, p2 growth is positive 2096

(65.32)

202

(6.29)

PWT, p2 growth is negative 287

(8.94)

624

(19.45)

PWT, p3 growth is positive 2291

(71.39)

505

(15.74)

PWT, p3 growth is negative 92

(2.87)

321

(10.00)

WDI GDP growth is positive 2361

(69.56)

137

(4.04)

WDI GDP growth is negative 136

(4.01)

760

(22.39)

WDI GNP growth is positive 2216

(67.40)

172

(5.23)

WDI GNP growth is negative 198

(6.02)

702

(21.35)