Convergence, Dynamics, and Geography of Economic Growth: The Case of Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil
Analyses of municipal GDP growth in Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast of Brazil during 1970-96 reveal that the cross-section dispersion of per capita income increased over time. Although the analysis indicates some spatial dependence in income,...
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okr-10986-140852021-04-23T14:03:20Z Convergence, Dynamics, and Geography of Economic Growth: The Case of Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil Verner, Dorte Tebaldi, Edinaldo CONVERGENCE ECONOMICS DYNAMICS GEOGRAPHY DEMOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MARKOV CHAINS POVERTY EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE AQUIFERS AVERAGE GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH RATE CAPITA INCOMES CD CENTRAL BANK CONVERGENCE HYPOTHESIS DEBT DEPENDENT VARIABLE DIMINISHING RETURNS DYNAMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ESTIMATION METHOD EXPORTS EXTREME POVERTY FISHERIES GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEADCOUNT POVERTY HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME DATA INCOME GROUPS INCOME GROWTH INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIALIZATION INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE LOW INCOME MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MARGINAL PRODUCT MIDDLE INCOME NATURAL RESOURCES OIL PER CAPITA GROWTH PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESEARCH POOR MIGRANTS POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRECIPITATION PRODUCTION FUNCTION PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGRESSION ANALYSES RELATIVE POSITION RURAL AREAS SAFETY NET SECTORAL COMPOSITION SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION STAGNATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS WETLANDS Analyses of municipal GDP growth in Rio Grande do Norte in the Northeast of Brazil during 1970-96 reveal that the cross-section dispersion of per capita income increased over time. Although the analysis indicates some spatial dependence in income, it is small and has a downward trend, indicating that the growth path is only weakly determined by geographical links in Rio Grande do Norte. Moreover, dynamic analyses based on the Markov chain transition matrix show that the probability of a municipality moving from a poor income class to a rich class is very small and vice-versa. Municipalities located in the middle-income class have high mobility, but there is no strong evidence indicating direction. Public policy should include assisting the rural families by providing them education and training that increases their opportunities for employment. There should also be policies to assist poor and unskilled migrants to integrate fully into the modern economy in the urban areas through skill development training and education. 2013-06-20T19:26:50Z 2013-06-20T19:26:50Z 2004-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4265044/convergence-dynamics-geography-economic-growth-case-municipalities-rio-grande-norte-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14085 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No.3302 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, D.C. Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Brazil |
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CONVERGENCE ECONOMICS DYNAMICS GEOGRAPHY DEMOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MARKOV CHAINS POVERTY EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE AQUIFERS AVERAGE GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH RATE CAPITA INCOMES CD CENTRAL BANK CONVERGENCE HYPOTHESIS DEBT DEPENDENT VARIABLE DIMINISHING RETURNS DYNAMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ESTIMATION METHOD EXPORTS EXTREME POVERTY FISHERIES GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEADCOUNT POVERTY HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME DATA INCOME GROUPS INCOME GROWTH INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIALIZATION INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE LOW INCOME MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MARGINAL PRODUCT MIDDLE INCOME NATURAL RESOURCES OIL PER CAPITA GROWTH PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESEARCH POOR MIGRANTS POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRECIPITATION PRODUCTION FUNCTION PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGRESSION ANALYSES RELATIVE POSITION RURAL AREAS SAFETY NET SECTORAL COMPOSITION SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION STAGNATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS WETLANDS |
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CONVERGENCE ECONOMICS DYNAMICS GEOGRAPHY DEMOGRAPHY ECONOMIC GROWTH MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT MARKOV CHAINS POVERTY EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY AGRICULTURE AQUIFERS AVERAGE GROWTH AVERAGE GROWTH RATE CAPITA INCOMES CD CENTRAL BANK CONVERGENCE HYPOTHESIS DEBT DEPENDENT VARIABLE DIMINISHING RETURNS DYNAMIC ANALYSIS ECONOMETRICS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC POLICIES ECONOMIC PROGRESS ECONOMIC STRUCTURE ESTIMATION METHOD EXPORTS EXTREME POVERTY FISHERIES GDP GDP PER CAPITA GROWTH PATH GROWTH PERFORMANCE GROWTH PROCESS GROWTH RATE GROWTH RATES HEADCOUNT POVERTY HUMAN CAPITAL INCOME DATA INCOME GROUPS INCOME GROWTH INCOME LEVELS INDUSTRIALIZATION INFANT MORTALITY INFLATION INTERNATIONAL TRADE LOW INCOME MACROECONOMIC STABILIZATION MARGINAL PRODUCT MIDDLE INCOME NATURAL RESOURCES OIL PER CAPITA GROWTH PER CAPITA INCOME POLICY RESEARCH POOR MIGRANTS POPULATION GROWTH POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION PRECIPITATION PRODUCTION FUNCTION PUBLIC POLICY PURCHASING POWER REAL GDP REGIONAL DISPARITIES REGRESSION ANALYSES RELATIVE POSITION RURAL AREAS SAFETY NET SECTORAL COMPOSITION SECTORAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION STAGNATION TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE UNEMPLOYMENT URBAN AREAS WETLANDS Verner, Dorte Tebaldi, Edinaldo Convergence, Dynamics, and Geography of Economic Growth: The Case of Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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Analyses of municipal GDP growth in Rio
Grande do Norte in the Northeast of Brazil during 1970-96
reveal that the cross-section dispersion of per capita
income increased over time. Although the analysis indicates
some spatial dependence in income, it is small and has a
downward trend, indicating that the growth path is only
weakly determined by geographical links in Rio Grande do
Norte. Moreover, dynamic analyses based on the Markov chain
transition matrix show that the probability of a
municipality moving from a poor income class to a rich class
is very small and vice-versa. Municipalities located in the
middle-income class have high mobility, but there is no
strong evidence indicating direction. Public policy should
include assisting the rural families by providing them
education and training that increases their opportunities
for employment. There should also be policies to assist poor
and unskilled migrants to integrate fully into the modern
economy in the urban areas through skill development
training and education. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Verner, Dorte Tebaldi, Edinaldo |
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Verner, Dorte Tebaldi, Edinaldo |
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Verner, Dorte |
| title |
Convergence, Dynamics, and Geography of Economic Growth: The Case of Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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Convergence, Dynamics, and Geography of Economic Growth: The Case of Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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Convergence, Dynamics, and Geography of Economic Growth: The Case of Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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Convergence, Dynamics, and Geography of Economic Growth: The Case of Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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Convergence, Dynamics, and Geography of Economic Growth: The Case of Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
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convergence, dynamics, and geography of economic growth: the case of municipalities in rio grande do norte, brazil |
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World Bank, Washington, D.C. |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/05/4265044/convergence-dynamics-geography-economic-growth-case-municipalities-rio-grande-norte-brazil http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14085 |
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