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Apertura. Gasto Público Y Convergencia En América Latin: Un Modelo Econometrico Espacial
[Liberalization, Public Spending And Convergence In Latin America: An Spatial Econometric Model]

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The study focuses on the analysis of economic growth of the Latin American countries, during the period 1950-2000 The methodology of the paper is based on the use of spatial econometric thechniques applied to a cross section and panel data. The results showed conditional convergence for the region from 1950 to 1975, and both absolute and conditional divergence from 1980 to 2000.

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  • Jorge E, Mendoza, 2007. "Apertura. Gasto Público Y Convergencia En América Latin: Un Modelo Econometrico Espacial [Liberalization, Public Spending And Convergence In Latin America: An Spatial Econometric Model]," MPRA Paper 5561, University Library of Munich, Germany.
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    2. Easterly, William & Loayza, Norman & Montiel, Peter, 1997. "Has Latin America's post-reform growth been disappointing?," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 43(3-4), pages 287-311, November.
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    Keywords

    Convergence; Latin America;

    JEL classification:

    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
    • O16 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance
    • O54 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Latin America; Caribbean
    • O11 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development

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