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What Remains of Cross-Country Convergence?

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Johnson, Paul, Papageorgiou, Chris·2020·Journal of Economic Literature
DOI 10.1257/jel.20181207
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We examine the record of cross-country growth over the past fifty years and ask if developing countries have made progress on closing the income gap between their per capita incomes and those in the advanced economies. We conclude that, as a group, they have not and then survey the literature on absolute convergence with particular emphasis on that from the last decade or so. That literature supports our conclusion of a lack of progress in closing the income gap between countries. We close with a brief examination of the recent literature on cross-individual distribution of income, which finds that despite the lack of progress on cross country convergence, global inequality has tended to fall since 2000. ( JEL E01, E13, O11, O47, F41, F62)

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Authors
Johnson, P., & Papageorgiou, C.
Venue
Journal of Economic Literature
Publisher
American Economic Association
Published
2020-03-01
Volume
58
Issue
1
Pages
129-175
ISSN
0022-0515 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1257/jel.20181207
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W2901961682
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36.16
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journal article
Language
en
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