Convergence across industrialised countries (1890-1989): New results using time series methods

Empirical Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 23-44

  Aubyn, Miguel St ^a  

^a ISEG LISBON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND MANAGEMENT   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cointegration; Convergence; Growth; Kalman filter

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMIC GROWTH; HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY; INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON; METHODOLOGY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

EID: 0344759153     PISSN: 03777332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001810050042     Document Type: Article

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