A reexamination of output convergence in the U.S. states: Toward which level(s) are they converging?

Journal of Regional Science

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 713-741

  Choi, Chi Young ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; GROWTH RATE; PANEL DATA; REGIONAL PATTERN;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 8744253395     PISSN: 00224146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-4146.2004.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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