Structural Reforms and Regional Convergence »
Journal Issue
Volume/Issue: 2012/106
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s): Antonio Spilimbergo , and Natasha Che
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 01 April 2012
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475503272.001
ISBN: 9781475503272
Keywords: Structural reforms, regional convergence, equation, wage, minimum wage, severance payment, statistics, Macroeconomic Analyses of Economic Development, Economic Development: Regional, Urban
Which structural reforms affect the speed the regional convergence within a country? We found that domestic financial development, trade/current account openness, better institutional infrastructure, and selected l...