Regional convergence in Chile: New tests, old results

Cuadernos de Economia - Latin American Journal of Economics

Volumn 43, Issue 127, 2006, Pages 81-112

  Duncan, Roberto ^a   Fuentes, Rodrigo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b CENTRAL BANK OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Asymmetries; Chile; Convergence; Economic growth; Growth clubs; Panel data; Unit root tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750405895     PISSN: 07160046     EISSN: 07176821     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4067/S0717-68212006000100003     Document Type: Review

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