Convergence, Dynamics, and Geography of Economic Growth: The Case of Municipalities in Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

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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Main Authors: Verner, Dorte, Tebaldi, Edinaldo
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:
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 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
Online Access: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

Internet

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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