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This paper illustrates how convergence equations can be used to analyze the dynamics of the income distribution, thus overcoming some of the limitations of this methodology noted by Quah. Using panel data for a sample of OECD countries, we estimates a growth equation which relates the growth...
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We examine an economy where human capital is the cause of growth. Individuals are altruistic and give their offspring education and bequests. We study the incidence of three education systems on the human capital of the offspring. We show that the effects of an education subsidy on growth are...
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We examine an economy where human capital is the cause of growth. Individuals are altruistic and give their offspring education and bequests. We study the incidence of three education systems on the human capital of the offspring. We show that debt may be good for growth. We also show that the...
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If firms and workers are free to move within a country, they will choose to locate in areas where local attributes enhance their productivity. In equilibrium, however, differences in local productivity should be offset by higher local prices. In this paper, I estimates both local sectoral cost...
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This paper investigates the impact of taxes and public expenditures on economic growth using panel data for a sample of OECD countries. Our empirical results suggest that fiscal policy influences growth through three main channels. First,the government contributes directly to factor accumulation...
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The dominant view in the recent literature on regional convergence seems to be that the evolution of regional incomes in the industrial countries is characterized by very slow but absolute beta convergence. In this paper we challenge this view on the basis of an analysis of the Spanish...
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