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The pitfalls of convergence analysis: is the income gap really widening?

Matthew A. Cole Department of Economics, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
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Eric Neumayer Department of Geography and the Environment, London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE, UK
Pages 355-357 | Published online: 06 Oct 2010

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