Testing neoclassical convergence in regional incomes and earnings |
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Authors: | Gerald A. Carlino Leonard Mills |
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Affiliation: | aResearch Department, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA 19106, USA;bFederal National Mortgage Association, 4000 Wisconsin Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20016, USA |
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Abstract: | The time-series properties of per capita income and per capita earnings in the regions of the United States are tested for consistency with the neoclassical growth model's prediction of convergence. We find evidence for per capita income convergence for U.S. regions during the 1929–1990 period after allowing for a trend break in 1946. These findings support the neoclassical model's prediction of convergence. The evidence for per capita earnings convergence is, however, less conclusive. Shocks to per capita earnings are found to be more persistent than shocks to per capita income. This implies that the regional distribution of transfer payments tends to smooth the effects of deviation on relative regional per capita earnings and reinforce trends in per capita income convergence. |
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Keywords: | Income convergence Regional economic growth Time series models |
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