Convergence and Inequality: the case of Western Balkan countries

Jalal El Ouardighi and Rabija Somun- Kapetanovic

Working Papers of BETA from Bureau d'Economie Théorique et Appliquée, UDS, Strasbourg

Abstract: This paper analyses the convergence process of inequality in income among five Balkan countries in the 1989-2005 period. This study is carried out in comparison with the situation in the European Union of 27 countries. The originality of our approach is to consider the convergence of country contributions to the international income inequality. The model allows simultaneously to test the convergence process of income and inequality. The results indicate a real convergence process between Balkan countries, while persistence is detected between European Union countries. However, the development gap between Balkans and European Union remains important.

Keywords: Convergence; Inequality; Panel Data; Balkan countries; European Union. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C23 O40 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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