The aim of this paper is to present a further contribution, with panel data, to the analysis of absolute convergence … productivity at regional level. Presenting some empirical evidence of absolute convergence of productivity for each of the economic … empirical evidence of conditional convergence of productivity, for each of the economic sectors of the NUTS II of Portugal, from …

services are and we provide evidence for this both in terms of traditional measures of sigma- and beta-convergence and more …

endogeneity, we find two key results for the growth of Italian regions. Firstly, we show that the rate of conditional convergence …

convergence. We apply three approaches to convergence – -convergence, σ-convergence and quantile-convergence (q-convergence), to … countries of the given sample tend to form convergence clubs in the relevant years. The analysis is run for the sample consisted …

focuses on the problem of suppose technology convergence (or divergence) among nations. The author implements and verifies the … hypothesis on β-convergence, as well as on the quantile convergence. The analysis is run for the sample consisted of 145 …

Coming from standard economic growth theory and empirical evidences, we concentrated on the convergence process as a … estimate a typology of the convergence process in the European area. Taking into account the existing differences among sectors … the strategies oriented to achieve a real convergence in EU and further in Adriatic-Balkans region. In this way, we can …

The aim of this paper is to present a further contribution to the analysis of absolute convergence, associated with the …

The aim of this paper is to present a further contribution to the analysis of absolute convergence, associated with the …

The convergence hypothesis is a popular tenet in modern discussions in macroeconomics and regional economics. It … returns to scale. Following this theoretical framework a number of empirical tests (σ or unconditional β or conditional β-convergence …) has been developed. This paper tests unconditional and conditional β-convergence for the Greek economy. Three issues are …