have increased the rate of convergence in per capita incomes across China's provinces. However, the pattern of FDI, which …

Which structural reforms affect the speed the regional convergence within a country? We found that domestic financial … regional convergence. However, these reforms have mixed effects on the growth of regions closer to the country's development … speeding up regional convergence increases national income. We also present a theoretical model to discuss these results …

stalled convergence increases. On the other hand, with reforms to accelerate TFP growth and shift the economy away from its … continued reliance on capital accumulation, China can grow at a healthy pace and maintain its convergence toward the level of … such a convergence toward the level of more prosperous economies …

In the last few decades there has been little convergence of income levels in Latin America with those in the United … States, in sharp contrast with both emerging Asia and emerging Europe. This paper argues that lack of convergence was not the …, there is strong conditional cross-country convergence. Poor countries with high levels of human capital, governance or …