Patterns of long term growth in Sub-Saharan Africa

Jorge Arbache and John Page

No 4398, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: Using the most recent purchasing power parity data for 44 sub-Saharan African countries, this paper examines the characteristics of long run growth in Africa between 1975 and 2005. The authors investigate the following issues: cross-country income structure, income convergence, the country level distribution of income, growth and income persistence, and formation of convergence clubs.

Keywords: Economic Conditions and Volatility; Economic Theory&Research; Achieving Shared Growth; Economic Growth; Inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007-11-01
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