This paper investigates the time-series properties of per capita real GDP in China. The Sequential Panel Selection Method (SPSM) using the Panel KSS test with a Fourier function, a novel approach to panel unit testing, is applied to the data on 31 Chinese provinces over the period of 1979 to...

This study applies the Sequential Panel Selection Method (SPSM), proposed by Chortareas and Kapetanios (2009) to test the validity of long-run purchasing power parity (PPP) for a sample of 14 transition countries, using real effective exchange rates, from 1994 to 2012 (for both monthly and...

This study aims to understand whether incomes across different regions in China are converging or diverging. We propose a novel approach to panel unit root testing–sequential panel selection method (SPSM) by using panel Kapetanios et al. (KSS) test with a Fourier function, which is...