Concordant Convergence Empirics

We present a new model to test the convergence hypothesis based on the ideas of concordance and then employ the model to test empirically for GDP per capita convergence across 97 countries. Our results suggest the presence of switching, while there is more ‘strong divergence’ than ‘strong convergence’.

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Year of publication:	2004-12
Authors:	Webber, Don J ; White, Paul
Institutions:	Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School
Subject:	Convergence \| Concordance \| Income per capita

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	Working Papers.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Number 0409 7 pages
Classification:	C14 - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods ; F19 - Trade. Other
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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