endogeneity, we find two key results for the growth of Italian regions. Firstly, we show that the rate of conditional convergence …

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 …

convergence hypothesis cannot be rejected suggesting there are differences in the convergence processes between the north and …