This paper examines the evidence for regional convergence or catch-up in levels and growth rates of per capita income …, Re-Weighted Least Squares, and Least Trimmed Squares - establish that unconditional convergence in growth rates does not … obtain, but that there is clear and robust evidence of conditional convergence. This suggests that important differences …

ƒÒ-convergence and to pinpoint influential factors for economic growth across counties and cities. …

selection results identify a role for conditional convergence, physical and human capital formation, population growth, degree …

other studies on the same topic. The models tested are grounded in the law of one price. Price convergence is analysed with … univariate time series methods, where linear and non-linear cointegration models refer to convergence in the short run and in the …-linear trend variable in the model indicates whether there is movement towards integration in the long run. Convergence of prices …

particular, physical capital investment, changes in the structure of employment, conditional convergence, and population growth …