Unit root tests of sigma income convergence across US metropolitan areas

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 4, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 583-595

  Drennan, Matthew P ^a   Lobo, José ^b   Strumsky, Deborah ^c  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b SANTA FE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Metropolitan income convergence; Unit root test

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; INCOME DISTRIBUTION; METROPOLITAN AREA; URBAN ECONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8644282707     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jnlecg/lbh035     Document Type: Article

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