Heterogeneous Convergence

Andrew Young (), Matthew Higgins and Daniel Levy ()

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Abstract: We use U.S. county-level data to estimate convergence rates for 22 individual states. We find significant heterogeneity. E.g., the California estimate is 19.9 percent and the New York estimate is 3.3 percent. Convergence rates are essentially uncorrelated with income levels.

Keywords: Economic Growth; Conditional Convergence; Heterogeneity; U.S. County Level Data (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: H50 H70 O11 O18 O40 O51 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013-04
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Published in Economics Letters, 120(2):238-241, 2013

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