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

indicators could support both endogenous and neoclassical growth theories in the convergence debate. This paper investigates … convergence in real per capita GDP and inequality adjusted human development in 38 African countries, disaggregated into 10 … is that the income component of the human development index moves slower than others in the convergence process and thus …

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 …

systems, convergence in piracy rate could be a genuine standard-setting platform. (2) Legal origins do not play a very … significant role in the convergence process. (3) A genuine timeframe for standardizing IPRs laws in the fight against piracy is … most likely between a horizon of 4 to 8 years. In other words, full (100%) convergence within the specified horizon will …

fiscal policy convergence within the proposed WAM and EAM zones. The introduction of common currencies in West and East … Africa is facing stiff challenges in the timing of monetary convergence, the imperative of central bankers to apply common … panel GMM estimation with data from different non-overlapping intervals is employed. The implied rate of convergence and the …

policy convergence within the proposed WAM and EAM zones. The introduction of common currencies in West and East Africa is … facing stiff challenges in the timing of monetary convergence, the imperative of bankers to apply common modeling and … at macro and micro levels. Findings - Findings suggest overwhelming lack of convergence: (1) initial conditions for …

This paper dissects with great acuteness, the issues of convergence in financial performance dynamics in the African … (Christianity and Islam). Findings provide partial support for the existence of absolute convergence in some dynamics. Only sub …-Saharan Africa reveals conditional convergence in relation to per capita number of listed companies. The speed of convergence for the …