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Econometric Aspects of Convergence: A Survey
Open Economies Review ( IF 1.173 ) Pub Date : 2024-02-13 , DOI: 10.1007/s11079-024-09753-w
Ron P. Smith

The literature on convergence in per-capita income across countries has not converged on a common concept of convergence. It may be within a country towards its own steady state or between countries. Between country convergence may be absolute convergence to the same steady state; conditional convergence to country specific steady states, functions of observed variables; or club convergence to different steady states. It may be measured by beta convergence; sigma convergence; or the presence of a common trend. This paper surveys the econometric issues involved in estimating the rate of convergence; testing for convergence; and specifying the unobserved steady state. The survey suggests that rather than there being different ways to measure a single concept, convergence, the different measures are measuring different things.

更新日期:2024-02-13
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