Crescimento econômico, distribuição e convergência de renda em Mato Grosso no período entre 2002 a 2021

Abstract

This study analyzes the behavior of economic growth, income distribution, and convergence among the municipalities of Mato Grosso from 2002 to 2021. Some descriptive statistics on the economic growth of the municipalities were presented, along with metrics from the studies by Ferreira and Ellery Júnior (1996) and Resende and Magalhães (2013) to test the hypothesis of σ convergence, with the necessary adaptations. In this context, we do not reject the hypothesis that the municipalities of Mato Grosso experienced considerable economic growth during the analyzed period. However, there is no clear evidence of a reduction in income inequality among them, indicating the absence of σ convergence among the municipalities’ GDPs. Furthermore, panel data models were estimated to verify the existence of absolute and conditional β convergence. The main results support the study by Dassow (2011), which points to absolute and conditional income convergence among the municipalities of Mato Grosso.