This paper tests for income convergence at the district level in India taking into account district income for 388 districts in 12 states during 2001–2011. We study income convergence among districts within a state as well districts across states that share similar initial conditions. Given the finite sample property of the data, we conduct a novel panel stationarity test with a fixed time dimension. The findings do not support the convergence of the per capita district income in Indian states. The deterioration in economic and social infrastructure in the relatively backward districts during the study period seems to drive the results. © 2020 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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印度地区的收入趋同：来自有限时间维度面板平稳性检验的新证据

本文考虑了 2001-2011 年 12 个邦 388 个地区的地区收入，测试了印度地区层面的收入趋同。我们研究了一个州内各地区之间以及具有相似初始条件的各州之间的收入趋同。鉴于数据的有限样本特性，我们进行了一个固定时间维度的新型面板平稳性检验。调查结果不支持印度各邦人均地区收入的趋同。研究期间相对落后地区经济和社会基础设施的恶化似乎推动了这一结果。© 2020 约翰威利父子公司