U.S. Regional Growth and Convergence, 1880-1980

Kris Mitchener and Ian McLean

No 1998-04, School of Economics and Public Policy Working Papers from University of Adelaide, School of Economics and Public Policy

Abstract: The historical analysis of US regional growth is improved by augmenting existing estimates of state personal income per capita, extending previous studies of convergence across states, and more broadly, offering an improved basis for interpreting other issues in regional development such as the "catch-up" of the South and the convergence "from above" of the West. The income data are first adjusted for state differences in prices at six census years between 1880 to 1980.

Keywords: United States; economic growth; regional analysis; economic history; United States (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E23 N11 N12 O18 O47 Q33 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 34 pages
Date: 1998
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