Due to technological convergence, multiple infrastructures can now offer broadband or triple-play services, while the …

Unlike economies as a whole, manufacturing industries exhibit unconditional convergence in labor productivity. The … the period since 1990. The coefficient of unconditional convergence is estimated quite precisely and is large, at 3 …

This paper estimates the impact of public investment on regional economic growth and convergence at the NUTS III level … capita on regional economic growth – but not on convergence – which also generates considerable spillover effects. However …

convergence. Specifically, we extend a Melitz and Ottaviano (2008) type trade model with variable mark-ups to allow for endogenous … thus fails to promote convergence. …

manufacturing suggest that convergence of GDP per worker must have occurred through trends in other sectors and through …

This paper assesses convergence in output per head across regions in the European Community (EC), for the period 1975 …<196>90. We use three alternative methodologies to measure convergence, which yield consistent results. We observe that there are … strong differences in the pattern of convergence across sub-periods and across subsets of regions. If Southern Europe seemed …

. Non-convergence traps are more likely when policies and institutions are endogenized, enabling beneficiaries of existing …

examines what is the best way for candidate countries to fuel real convergence. The experience from earlier EU enlargements and … should be terminated as soon as possible. Second, labour and capital mobility are good for growth and economic convergence …