-run projection ; convergence ; demographic change …

. While the primary measure for convergence and catching up is per capita output, we also look at other macroeconomic … studies of convergence between regions of reunified Germany, our approach is purely based upon the time series dimension and … process. In our analysis, we find evidence of catching up for East Germany for most of the indicators. However, convergence …

migrants might either – in the case of low-skilled migration – accelerate or – in high-skilled case – impede convergence. Due … how geographic mobility affects convergence via the human capital selectivity of migration. With regard to the endogeneity … of the migration flows and human capital, we apply a dynamic panel data model within the framework of β-convergence and …