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]
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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: Sigma-convergence; Beta-convergence; Solow growth model; Speed of convergence; Balanced growth; US county-level data; Income distribution; Gini coefficient; Income equality (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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