convergence rate across the U.S. is about 7 percent per year – higher than the 2 percent normally found with OLS in cross …-country, U.S. state, and European region samples. Estimated convergence rates for 32 individual states are above 2 percent with … an average of 8.1 percent. For 29 states the convergence rate is above 2 percent with 95 percent confidence. For seven …

This paper reviews the empirical literature on growth and convergence that has addressed the importance of spatial …

This paper aims to determine whether there is any convergence at all between the economic activities of the Colombian … Cundinamarca and Antioquia examples of outstanding performance. This way, it is concluded that there is convergence between the … Colombian municipalities for the period analyzed, reaching an approximate convergence speed of 3.34% per annum. …

This paper estimates the impact of public investment on regional economic growth and convergence at the NUTS III level … capita on regional economic growth – but not on convergence – which also generates considerable spillover effects. However …

This paper estimates the impact of public investment on regional economic growth and convergence at the NUTS III level … capita on regional economic growth – but not on convergence – which also generates considerable spillover effects. However …

We investigate the convergence process among EU regions between 1980-2002 taking into account the effects of spatial …

We investigate the convergence process among EU regions between 1980-2002 taking into account the effects of spatial …

preferential policies. The neoclassical hypothesis of convergence is also tested. Indications of unconditional convergence does … occur during the periods 1985-2000 and 1985-1990. In addition, conditional convergence is found during the sub-period 1990 …

The study of regional income convergence continues to attract enormous attention. Recent emphasis has been placed on … a comprehensive overview of empirical studies of regional convergence and divergence, summarizing the existing body of …

The aim of our analysis is the evaluation of the total and sectoral convergence of labour productivity between 182 … adopt a β- and sígma-convergence approach along with a methodology based on Getis' spatial filters that allows decomposing … and low productivity, respectively 'core' and 'periphery'. Our results show significant sígma-convergence in aggregate …