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The regional development policy in Brazil materializes mainly in the regional development funds for the north-east (FNE), the north (FNO), and the centre-west (FCO), in which more than EUR36 billion was invested between 2004 and 2010. This paper examines the economic effect of these regional...
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We investigate the relevance of beta (β, absolute and conditional) and sigma (σ) convergence in the economies of the … understanding of growth and inequality in the region. The region has experienced β- and σ-convergence; however, growth rates of per …
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Recent work on the relationship between tax structure and economic growth has offered little reliable evidence for developing countries. Yet it is in such countries where the greatest changes in tax structure not only have been seen over the past 30 years but will likely continue to be seen in...
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We examine inequality convergence over the past three decades and ask if environmentally related impacts on health, and … environmentally related impacts on health may bias the speed of convergence downward. We conclude that high rates of income growth …
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