Several recent studies have examined the tendency of regions within a nation to exhibit long-term convergence in per … capita income levels. Barro and Sala-i-Martin (1991, 1992, 1995) have found a tendency towards convergence among the U … convergence among the provinces of China during the period 1952-1993. We find that real income convergence of provinces in China …

convergence within and across countries. Regional growth is shaped by similar factors as national growth, such as geography and … human capital. Regional convergence is about 2.5% per year, not more than 1% per year faster than convergence between … countries. Regional convergence is faster in richer countries, and countries with better capital markets. A calibration of a …

In an 80-country panel since the 1960s, the convergence rate for per capita GDP is around 1.7% per year. This "beta … convergence" is conditional on an array of explanatory variables that hold constant countries' long-run characteristics. The … introduction of country fixed effects generates a much higher-and, I argue, misleading-convergence rate. In a much longer time …

In this paper I analyze whether international trade contributes to per capita income convergence across countries. The … dispersion, in each case I use a difference-in-differences' approach which compares the convergence pattern among the … liberalizing countries before and after liberalization with the convergence pattern among randomly chosen control countries before …

The recent literature on cross-country convergence of per capita income has largely ignored international trade. The … reason might be perspective. Most convergence papers frame the analysis in a `Solow world' in which countries exist … capita income convergence and international trade. First, I briefly summarize a few interesting recent papers which have …