The recent evolution of the per capita income of the Brazilian states

ABSTRACT The purpose of this paper is to update the analysis of the process of convergence of state per capita incomes in Brazil, using new data for the period 1986-1995. Theil’s L and T indexes are used to show that the process of convergence, observed between 1970 and 1985 and reported in previous work, has come to a halt, since 1987. Some possible explanations for this result are also explored.