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Spatial Dependence and Divergence across Chinese Cities
Author(s) -
Ho ChunYu,
Li Dan
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
review of development economics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.531
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1467-9361
pISSN - 1363-6669
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9361.2010.00560.x
Subject(s) - divergence (linguistics) , per capita , convergence (economics) , economic geography , economics , china , demographic economics , geography , development economics , economic growth , demography , sociology , population , philosophy , linguistics , archaeology
Abstract This paper analyzes the evolution of urban output per capita across Chinese cities in post‐reform era. Our results suggest no evidence of output convergence across cities from 1984 to 2003. We find that cities with comparable output per capita are likely to be located in the same region; furthermore, cities tend to mirror the mobility of their counterparts located in the same province, but not the same region. The divergence in urban output per capita across the nation will continue if the current economic growth pattern persists in the future.