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Title

  • The wealth of nations fundamental forces versus poverty traps

Summary

  • "We test the view the large differences in income levels we see across the world are due to differences in underlying characteristics, i.e. fundamental forces, against the alternative that there are poverty traps. Taking geographical variables as fundamental characteristics, we find that we can reject fundamental forces in favor of a poverty trap model with high and low level equilibria. The high level equilibrium state is found to be the same for all countries while income in the low level equilibrium, and the probability of being in the high level equilibrium, are greater in cool, coastal countries with high, year- round, rainfall"--National Bureau of Economic Research web site.

Names

  • Bloom, David E. (David Elliot), 1955-
  • Canning, David
  • Sevilla, Jaypee
  • National Bureau of Economic Research

Created / Published

  • Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of Economic Research, c2002.

Headings

  • -  Economic development--Econometric models
  • -  Income distribution--Econometric models
  • -  Poverty traps--Econometric models

Notes

  • -  Title from PDF file as viewed on 3/3/2005.
  • -  Includes bibliographical references.
  • -  Also available in print.
  • -  Mode of access: World Wide Web.
  • -  System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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  • HB1

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  • 2005616919

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  • Unrestricted online access

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Chicago citation style:

Bloom, David E, David Canning, Jaypee Sevilla, and National Bureau Of Economic Research. The Wealth of Nations Fundamental Forces Versus Poverty Traps. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2002. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2005616919/.

APA citation style:

Bloom, D. E., Canning, D., Sevilla, J. & National Bureau Of Economic Research. (2002) The Wealth of Nations Fundamental Forces Versus Poverty Traps. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2005616919/.

MLA citation style:

Bloom, David E, et al. The Wealth of Nations Fundamental Forces Versus Poverty Traps. Cambridge, MA: National Bureau of Economic Research, 2002. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2005616919/>.