In this paper, we study convergence in per capita gross regional products across Russian regions in the period from … model to analyze the regional convergence process in the Russian case. We also take into account possible spatial effects … and do a series of other robustness checks. Our main estimates establish a convergence rate of around 2% per year. While …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on growth and convergence that has addressed the importance of spatial …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on growth and convergence that has addressed the importance of spatial …

-economy income convergence. Where RCK predicts partial income and consumption convergence between open economies Solow predicts full … convergence. This paper presents, by a small modification of the savings behavior in the Solow model, a framework that matches RCK … country size; that income growth will be a U-shaped function of initial income thus creating differentiated convergence; and …

The topic of convergence is at the heart of a wide-ranging debate in the growth literature. Empirical studies of … convergence differ widely in their theoretical backgrounds, empirical specifications and in their treatment of cross …-sectional heterogeneity. Despite these differences, a rate of convergence of about 2% has been found under a variety of different conditions …

The topic of convergence is at the heart of a wide-ranging debate in the growth literature. Empirical studies of … convergence differ widely in their theoretical backgrounds, empirical specifications and in their treatment of cross …-sectional heterogeneity. Despite these differences, a rate of convergence of about 2% has been found under a variety of different conditions …

and spanning 22 years, first, to test hypothesis that there is within-country income convergence. Second, through a … decomposition of the poverty convergence elasticity, the analysis investigates whether this convergence, if it exists, has … translated into poverty convergence. In a context of overall stagnant economic growth and poverty reduction since 1990, the …