Convergence revisited

Journal of Monetary Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 249-265

  Evans, Paul ^a   Karras, Georgios ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Common trends; Endogenous growth models; Monte Carlo simulation; Neoclassical growth models; Unit roots

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030117309     PISSN: 03043932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-3932(96)90036-7     Document Type: Article

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