living, the postwar productivity convergence experience among OECD countries, price cap regulation and productivity growth … eight articles on a wide range of productivity topics. There are the new economy and trend productivity growth in Canada …, the renaissance of service sector productivity in the United States, a regional comparison of U.S-Canada standards of …

"Economies in Transition and the Variety of Capitalisms: Features, Changes, Convergence" held in Varna, Bulgaria, 10-12 September …

In this paper, different tests of unit root in panel data are implemented for studying real economic convergence and … absolute convergence and catching-up processes in sample countries towards EU standards. …

decades. Regional convergence in the EU-15 has been remarkably slow, and while recent regional productivity growth has been … the issue of whether, and to what extent, there has been regional convergence in productivity levels over the past two …Gardiner B., Martin R. and Tyler P. (2004) Competitiveness, productivity and economic growth across the European …

Canada has long been characterized by significant regional disparities. Such inequalities can create and exacerbate … regional tensions and lead to demands for further redistribution of wealth. The objective of this study is to report on the …, well-being and fiscal capacity, and to analyze trends toward or away from convergence for these economic variables. This …

A debate on the regional disparity is always an interesting topic. This study analysed the regional income disparity in … Central Statistical Organisation. First, the study reviewed various growth models and suggests that spatial durbin model of … and disscussed the convergence hypothesis in the light of LeSange and Fischer (2008) formulation. The study concludes that …

We explore the variations in regional economic growth within 26 countries relative to the OECD norm between 1998 and … regional growth prospects while also challenging traditional views of regional growth drivers. … 2003. This analysis sheds light on the role of regions in determining national growth patterns, while also providing a …

The recent increase in the rate of growth in the black population has important implications for the state's population …

Tennessee's growth rate during the relevant 10-year-period was almost 20 percent higher than the comparable national … growth rate of 9.7 percent. …