and improve citizens' living standards. This study evaluates the convergence in real GDP per-capita, as a suitable proxy … definitions of convergence and common trends, the presented evidence supports the existence of common long-run trends driving … output in South America, meaning that the region is involved in a dynamic process of convergence in living standards. …

Cet article a pour but d'analyser le rôle de l'éducation dans la convergence des émissions par tête de dioxyde de …'une convergence des émissions par tête de dioxyde de carbone au niveau mondial. Dans les pays en développement il y a une divergence … convergence si et seulement si elle est associée à de bonnes institutions politiques. En absence de celles-ci, l'éducation est …

This paper examines the per capita income convergence process among 23 Argentinian provinces over the period 1983 … conditional convergence process between Argentinian provinces and a positive and significant impact of agglomeration variables on … underestimates the speed of convergence specifically for provinces which are distant from Buenos Aires. Moreover, we improve …

and convergence levels. A partial equilibrium model (POLES) of the world's energy system is used to provide detailed … global growth. Convergence in living standards on the other hand places greater pressures in terms of the required reduction …

Chinese provinces over the 1992-2009. Based on exploratory spatial data analysis, spatial sigma-convergence and spatial Durbin … specifications, we present a much clearer picture of FDI dispersion and spatial convergence across China by highlighting the … spillover effects of FDI localization in Chinese provinces and regions. Our results are threefold. First, FDI convergence is …