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 …The paper investigates the importance of spatial dependences on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) localization across …

real per output growth, excess credit, foreign direct investment (FDI) and the current account balance, in the Central and … rate volatility is associated with higher growth, higher stocks of FDI, higher current account deficits, and higher excess …

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 …

-2000. We show that a convergence process of mandatory years of schooling has occurred across these countries since 1950. We … of compulsory schooling. Then we test whether convergence still holds when one controls for the major three alternative … constraint of governments. Conditional convergence does hold and we find that openness, membership of the European Union …

and sufficient condition for convergence to consensus and characterize outcomes where the society ends up polarized. Our …