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A Critical Note on Growth Regressions
Heinrich, Tobias - Institut for Miljø og Erhvervsøkonomi, Syddansk … - 2005
Benhabib and Spiegel (1994) argue that regressing cross-country income changes on a catch-up term has the ability to distinguish between the Nelson-Phelps and Neo-classical approach. This paper circumstantiates that these findings constitute a statistical artefact according to Galton's Fallacy.
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005292811
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Empirics for economic growth and convergence
Quah, Danny - London School of Economics (LSE) - 1995
The convergence hypothesis has generated a huge empirical literature: this paper critically reviews some of the earlier … interpreting convergence empirics. The main ndings are: (1) The much-heralded uniform 2% rate of convergence could arise for … reasons unrelated to the dynamics of economic growth. (2) Usual empirical analyses|cross-section (conditional) convergence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010746695
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Convergence and Cluster Structures in EU Area according to Fluctuations in Macroeconomic Indices
Gligor, Mircea; Ausloos, Marcel - In: Journal of Economic Integration 23 (2008), pp. 297-330
Cluster analysis methods allow for a comparative study of countries through basic macroeconomic indicator fluctuations. Statistical distances between 15 EU countries are first calculated for various moving time windows. The decrease in time of the mean statistical distance is observed through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009415585
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Cross-country growth empirics and model uncertainty: An overview
Ulaşan, Bülent - Institut für Weltwirtschaft (IfW) - 2011
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of empirical cross-country growth literature. The paper begins with describing the basic framework used in recent empirical cross-country growth research. Even though this literature was mainly inspired by endogenous growth theories, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009294882
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Cross-country growth empirics and model uncertainty: An overview
Ulaşan, Bülent - 2011
The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of empirical cross-country growth literature. The paper begins with describing the basic framework used in recent empirical cross-country growth research. Even though this literature was mainly inspired by endogenous growth theories, the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010306300
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Convergence in Carbon Emissions Per Capita
Stegman, Alison - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 2005
In late 2003 and early 2004 the Economic Society of Australia surveyed the Heads of Economics Departments in Australia to determine their views on three main issues: student standards, major factors affecting these standards, and policy implications. This paper describes the main results of the...
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Cross-country income convergence revisited
Barseghyan, Levon; DiCecio, Riccardo - In: Economics Letters 113 (2011) 3, pp. 244-247
We reassess convergence of income across countries and its determinants. The ergodic distribution of output per worker …
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Convergence Empirics Across Economies with (Some) Capital Mobility
Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1994
study of the convergence hypothesis. The data show limited intra-distribution mobility in incomes across economies and thus …, little convergence. The analysis uncovers some `convergence club'-like dynamics, and reveals the wide diversity in growth …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005661869
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Income, Mortality, and Literacy Distribution Dynamics Across States in Mexico: 1940-2000
Verdú, Rodrigo García - In: Latin American Journal of Economics-formerly Cuadernos … 42 (2005) 125, pp. 165-192
rate, and the adult literacy rate across states in Mexico between 1994 and 2000. It analyzes the hypothesis of convergence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005515175
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Empirics for Economic Growth and Convergence
Quah, Danny - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 1995
The convergence hypothesis has generated a huge empirical literature: this paper critically reviews some of the earlier … interpreting convergence empirics. The main findings are: (1) The much-heralded uniform 2% rate of convergence could arise for … reasons unrelated to the dynamics of economic growth. (2) Usual empirical analyses - cross-section (conditional) convergence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005792413