A new approach for analysing income convergence across countries

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A new approach for analysing income convergence across countries

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O'Neill, Donal (Economics Dept., NUI Maynooth, Ireland)
Van Kerm, Philippe (CEPS/INSTEAD, G.-D. Luxembourg)

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In this paper we develop a coherent framework that integrates both traditional measures of b-convergence and s-convergence within a study of cross-country income dynamics. To do this we exploit the close links that exist between studies of income convergence and studies analysing the progressivity of the tax system. Our framework offers a simple algebraic decomposition of s-convergence as the combined effect of b-convergence and leapfrogging among countries. We illustrate our approach using data for the period 1960-2000.

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Date of creation: Feb 2004
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Publication status: Published in The Manchester School, 76 (1), January 2008, 1–20
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- Donal O'Neill & Philippe Van Kerm, 2004. "A New Approach For Analysing Income Convergence Across Countries," Royal Economic Society Annual Conference 2004 144, Royal Economic Society. [Downloadable!]
- O'Neill, D. & Van Kerm P., 2003. "A New Approach for Analysing Income Convergence across Countries," Economics, Finance and Accounting Department Working Paper Series n1261003, Department of Economics, Finance and Accounting, National University of Ireland - Maynooth. [Downloadable!]

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O47 - Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - Measurement of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence

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NEP-ALL-2004-03-07 (All new papers)
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NEP-ETS-2004-03-07 (Econometric Time Series)
NEP-MAC-2004-03-07 (Macroeconomics)

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