Multimodality in the distribution of GDP and the absolute convergence hypothesis
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Convergence; Neoclassical growth model; Income polarization; Non-parametric methods; C14; O40;All these keywords.
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- C14 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General - - - Semiparametric and Nonparametric Methods: General
- O40 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Growth and Aggregate Productivity - - - General
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