technological regimes affect the processes of convergence and divergence in the international economy. The model highlights some … microeconomic variables that play a key role in shaping convergence and divergence, like the amount of resources that firms devote … to R&D and their efforts to boost the diffusion of technology. The results suggest a view of convergence based on strong …

rate than National GDP, there is not significant change in the dynamics of convergence, even if the most favorable, the … beta-convergence coefficient keeps at the same low level of 0,06. None of the Northeast states are able to reach 75% of the …

rate than National GDP, there is not significant change in the dynamics of convergence, even if the most favorable, the … beta-convergence coefficient keeps at the same low level of 0,06. None of the Northeast states are able to reach 75% of the …

This paper analyses the regional convergence of the per capita income in the State of Rio Grande do Sul. A … convergence toward the state average. In the long run, the five income classes would be reduced to three, with the disappearance …