Sigma Convergence versus Beta Convergence: Evidence from U.S. County-Level Data

Andrew Young (), Matthew Higgins and Daniel Levy
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Andrew Young: TTU - Texas Tech University [Lubbock, TX., USA]

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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.

Keywords: Income equality; Gini coefficient; Income distribution; US county-level data; Balanced growth; Speed of convergence; Solow growth model; Beta-convergence; Sigma-convergence (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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Published in Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, 2008, 40 (5), pp.1083-1093. ⟨10.1111/j.1538-4616.2008.00148.x⟩

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DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-4616.2008.00148.x

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