title: Regional growth and migration:  a Japan-United States comparison.
abstract: "Do poor economies grow faster than rich ones?  This...economic question...is analyzed in this paper using two regional data sets:  47 prefectures in Japan and 48 states of the United States.  We find clear evidence of convergence in both countries:  poor prefectures and states grow faster.  We also find that there is intraregional as well as interregional convergence.  We analyze the cross-sectional standard deviation across prefectures and states.... Finally we study the determinants of the rates of regional in-migration.... We find little evidence in favor of the argument that population movements are the reason why we find convergence across economies."
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Barro
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Sala-i-martin
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001208:Asia; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005843:Geography; D007564:Japan; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012106:Research; D014481:United States
keywords: Americas; Asia; Comparative Studies; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Eastern Asia; Economic Conditions--changes; Economic Development; Economic Factors; Geographic Factors; Japan; Macroeconomic Factors; Migration--determinants; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Research Methodology; Studies; United States