Convergence in income inequality in the United States: a nonparametric analysis

Roberto Ezcurra and Pedro Pascual Arzoz

Applied Economics Letters, 2009, vol. 16, issue 13, 1365-1368

Abstract: This note investigates the spatial distribution of income inequality in the US over the period 1969 to 1999. Taking into account the methodological limitations of traditional convergence analysis, a non parametric approach is applied to examine the dynamics of the entire cross-sectional distribution. The study reveals the presence of a process of convergence in income inequality across the US states throughout the sample period, as a result of the evolution experienced by those sates located at both ends of the distribution in 1969. Nevertheless, the estimates performed suggest that this process will not continue indefinitely.

Date: 2009
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DOI: 10.1080/13504850701439319

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