Growth, inequality and politics revisited: A developing-country case

Arsenio M. Balisacan; Nobuhiko Fuwa

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Growth, inequality and politics revisited: A developing-country case

Arsenio M. Balisacan^*, Nobuhiko Fuwa

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Abstract

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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	53-58
Number of pages	6
Journal	Economics Letters
Volume	79
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0165-1765(02)00287-2
Publication status	Published - 2003 Apr 1
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Convergence
Economic growth
Inequality and growth
Politics and growth
The Philippines

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Economics and Econometrics
Finance

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