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This paper aims to determine whether there is any convergence at all between the economic activities of the Colombian … Cundinamarca and Antioquia examples of outstanding performance. This way, it is concluded that there is convergence between the … Colombian municipalities for the period analyzed, reaching an approximate convergence speed of 3.34% per annum. …
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This paper computes the fiscal stance in a small open economy and asses its position to relevant macroeconomic variables in order to protect the macroeconomic stability and promote development. Since 2006 change in income and tax structure shifts the implementation of fiscal policy, increasing...
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The paper reviews studies analysing the relationship between infrastructures and economic performance. Four different approaches are separately considered along an ideal path from theory-based to data-oriented models: the production function approach, the cost function approach, growth-models,...
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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 African countries, disaggregated into 11 … the contrary. As a policy implication, looking beyond income convergence can provide a concrete agenda for development …
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, the productivity growth is governed by the growth in technical progress. We also study about convergence in state level … and find a tendency of convergence in productivity growth though only states that are efficient remain on the production …
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results showed conditional convergence for the region from 1950 to 1975, and both absolute and conditional divergence from …
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analysis for 1950-2007 for seven regions in the world, showing that for Latin America and the Caribbean convergence results … withstanding the negative effects of contractions and ‘bad’ at taking advantage of expansions to achieve convergence with the …
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The aim of the paper is to investigate convergence tendencies in the SADC region and to determine whether the EPA …/EBAI policies between SADC and EU_27 member states will promote such convergence tendencies. The analyses of the EPA/ABAI policies … outcome will likely have negative or positive effects on economic growth and convergence tendencies of individual member …
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This study aims to examine the absolute and conditional convergence across the 27 EU Member States. To examine the … absolute β convergence was used Baumol model (1986) estimated by OLS and Panel Data, and to examine the absolute σ convergence … the Quah model (1993) by graphical analysis. Subsequently, we analyzed the conditional convergence, also estimated by OLS …
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using convergence hypothesis. Earlier studies that examined regional disparities of development used per capita State Net … assessment of socioeconomic convergence in terms of critical indicators of economic inequality, poverty ratios, literacy rate and …, statistically significant absolute and conditional Beta (β)-convergence in literacy rates and HDI have been observed but only …
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