A new approach for analysing income convergence across countries

Philippe Van Kerm and Donal O'Neill

No 2004-03, IRISS Working Paper Series from IRISS at CEPS/INSTEAD

Abstract: In this paper we develop a coherent framework that integrates both traditional measures of b-convergence and s-convergence within a study of cross-country income dynamics. To do this we exploit the close links that exist between studies of income convergence and studies analysing the progressivity of the tax system. Our framework offers a simple algebraic decomposition of s-convergence as the combined effect of b-convergence and leapfrogging among countries. We illustrate our approach using data for the period 1960-2000.

Date: 2004-02
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