Meliciani, Valentina; Peracchi, Franco - Centro di Studi Internazionali Sull'Economia e la … - 2004
This paper studies convergence in per-capita GDP across European regions over the period 1980-2000. We use median unbiased estimators of the rate of convergence to the steady-state growth path, while allowing for unrestricted patterns of heterogeneity and spatial correlation across regions. By...