Convergence or divergence in Latin America? A time series analysis

Applied Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1353-1360

  Galvao Jr A F ^a   Gomes, Reis F A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b Ibmec   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; ECONOMETRICS; STOCHASTICITY; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

LATIN AMERICA;

EID: 34447341677     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036840600606278     Document Type: Article

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