Cross-country income convergence revisited

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Journal: Economics Letters
Year: 2011
Volume: 113
Issue: 3
Pages: 244-247

Authors (2)

Barseghyan, Levon (Cornell University) DiCecio, Riccardo (not in RePEc)

Score contribution per author:

0.503 = (α=2.01 / 2 authors) × 0.5x C-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We reassess convergence of income across countries and its determinants. The ergodic distribution of output per worker features multiple modes. In contrast to previous findings, productivity in the long run is unimodal. The long-run distribution of human capital is multimodal.

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RePEc Handle
repec:eee:ecolet:v:113:y:2011:i:3:p:244-247
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-24