In this paper, the process of productivity convergence is investigated for the enlarged European Union using regional … control for spatial effects. All specifications confirm the presence of convergence with an annual speed between 3 and 3 … in the speed of convergence across the regions, where a higher speed is striking in particular in France and the UK …

Convergence of EU regions is an often examined research question. However, there are no studies available which include … in their analysis the New Member States from the former Eastern Bloc. We estimate several models of absolute convergence … and of conditional convergence taking into account the different initial conditions of the regions from each country …

Convergence studies are concerned with the question of whether poor economies catch-up to wealthier economies over time …. The regional convergence process in Europe has generated considerable interest in recent years. Because of financial … straits regional convergence is a central question, since important funds aim at diminishing disparities. There are many …

The convergence of German regions represents a politically explosive question. Different studies examined convergence … processes of Germany. We derive equations to estimate the convergence speed on basis of a Solow model, to which human capital is … added. The geographically weighted regression permits a detailed analysis of convergence processes, which has not been …