Test of the convergence hypothesis using IFS data

• Main Authors: Koh, Kiat Huat, Neo, Aik Chuan, Yeo, Kwang Kow
• Other Authors: Park, Donghyun
• Format: Final Year Project
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Economic theory; DRNTU::Business::Management::Personnel management
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/10825
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

In this project, we rely on another data source, namely the International Financial Statistics (IFS) to empirically examine the convergence hypothesis. We first estimate the share of global income accruing to ten percentiles and twenty percentiles of the global population, defined in terms of nation...