Sigma Convergence versus Beta Convergence: Evidence from U.S. County-Level Data
Andrew Young (),
Matthew Higgins and
Daniel Levy ()
Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2008, vol. 40, issue 5, 1083-1093
Abstract:
In this paper, we outline (i) why σ-convergence may not accompany β-convergence, (ii) discuss evidence of β-convergence in the United States, and (iii) use U.S. county-level data containing over 3,000 cross-sectional observations to demonstrate that σ-convergence cannot be detected at the county level across the United States, or within the large majority of the individual U.S. states considered separately. Indeed, in many cases statistically significant σ-"divergence" is found. Copyright (c) 2008 The Ohio State University.
Date: 2008
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