economic growth;
convergence;
inequality and growth;
politics and growth;
the Philippines;
D O I:
10.1016/S0165-1765(02)00287-2
中图分类号:
F [经济];
学科分类号:
02 ;
摘要:
Key issues in the empirical study on growth are addressed using provincial data in the Philippines. We find a high rate of absolute convergence, a positive relationship between inequality and growth, and a positive relationship between political competitiveness and growth. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.