Convergence across Spanish Provinces:Cross-section and Pairwise Evidence

Don Webber, Paul White, Asier Minondo () and David Allen
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Paul White: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Mathematical Sciences, University of the West of England
David Allen: School of Economics, University of the West of England

No 404, Working Papers from Department of Accounting, Economics and Finance, Bristol Business School, University of the West of England, Bristol

Abstract: Distribution free statistics are employed to investigate biennial income per capita convergence across 52 Spanish provinces over the period 1955-1997. Based upon ideas of concordance and discordance that capture convergence and divergence properties, the paper presents results that suggest convergence is dominant for the full sample over the entire period, swings in this trend between convergence and divergence are present and switching in rank does take place. When provinces are analysed in pairs some show strong evidence of divergence.

Keywords: Convergence; Steady state; Average UK regional male wages (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C1 O4 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 39 pages
Date: 2004-04
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