Regional convergence and trade liberalization under weak state capacity: evidence from Mexico
Long-term regional convergence hypothesis is examined for 32 Mexican states in a regional growth model with poverty traps using a new dataset on regional income inequality for the period 1940-2011. Although zero-growth poverty trap hypothesis is rejected for 28 out of 32 states, the evidence confirm...
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| Language: | English |
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Università Carlo Cattaneo LIUC
2021-12-01
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| Series: | The European Journal of Comparative Economics |
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| Online Access: | https://ejce.liuc.it/articles/ejce003.pdf |