A simple measure of beta-convergence

被引：93

作者：

Boyle, GE

McCarthy, TG

机构：

[1] Maynooth College, Co. Kildare, Eire

来源：

OXFORD BULLETIN OF ECONOMICS AND STATISTICS | 1997年 / 59卷 / 02期

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D O I：

10.1111/1468-0084.00063

中图分类号：

F [经济];

学科分类号：

02 ;

摘要：

We propose a simple measure of beta-convergence which is not subject to Galton's fallacy. We illustrate our measure with OECD data for the period 1950-1988. We find evidence of beta-convergence but only in the presence of sigma-convergence.

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页数：9

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