This paper examines long-run growth performance and regional divergence in per capita income across 15 major Indian … states during the pre- and post-reform periods. Evidence shows that the divergence has increased the post-reform period. The … divergence has been due to inter-state variations in production structures, human capital and infrastructure. Larger public …

This paper examines the evidence for regional convergence or catch-up in levels and growth rates of per capita income …, Re-Weighted Least Squares, and Least Trimmed Squares - establish that unconditional convergence in growth rates does not … obtain, but that there is clear and robust evidence of conditional convergence. This suggests that important differences …

This article by Edward N. Wolff of New York University examines trends in convergence in OECD countries toward U … investment, education, and R&D in OECD countries accounting for the catch-up. The process of convergence seems to have ended in … the 1990s, reflecting slower growth in OECD countries, a diminishing of the forces behind the convergence process given …