The purpose of this study is to investigate the relation between regional convergence inside of countries in EU and … the correlation between the convergence process and economic growth we focused, as it is usually used in specialised … literature to analyse the real convergence, on the dynamics of GDP per capita expressed in case of EU by PPS (Purchasing Power …

modelling techniques, we provide an analysis of the convergence phenomenon for both the macroeconomic variables and the …

A method for analyzing productivity convergence based on frontier production functions is proposed. It is examined … whether departures from the frontier - country-level inefficiencies - exhibit long-run relationships and convergence. The … studies have found not to display convergence, shows signs of catch-up. …

economic growth of eleven Central and Eastern European (CEE or EU11) countries, including their real convergence to the … equalization between the CEE countries and the EU15 is verified based on the β and σ convergence concepts. Second, the impact of … a clear-cut income-level convergence toward the EU15 and that variables associated with the EU membership (increasing …

mechanism of per capita income convergence among countries. This paper analyzes the per capita income convergence implications … to the effect of FDI on growth is ambiguous. By applying the approach of Ben-David (1996), which focuses on convergence … among countries grouped with respect to their mutual trade, this paper presents evidence that per capita income convergence …

this imbalance, we propose a methodology for analyzing productivity convergence based on frontier production functions. We … importance of efficiency changes for economic growth. Using a sample of 26 OECD countries from 1965-90, we find convergence and …

estimation of a conditional convergence model. In general, reliance on natural resource exports slows growth, but we find that …

and on how long it takes other entrepreneurs to improve it. We show that technological convergence emerges from the …