The cross-country convergence hypothesis is one of the central topics of long-run macroeconomics. This paper revisits … beta convergence is first documented. Next, the paper incorporates some recent developments from the unsupervised machine … learning literature to evaluate the existence of local convergence. In particular, the application of a distribution …

The present work analyzes convergence issues on a sample of international countries. By using nonparametric and … semiparametric techniques, evidence of club convergence is found. Multimodality and persistence is a result emerging from the study …

This paper shows that in Tanzania, economic growth contributes to job creation and employmentopportunities, however, it …

without a universal definition. This article presents the constitutive elements of economic development, such as growth … the changing economic circumstances of “developed” countries, such as stagnant growth, regional economic disparity within …

in the inequality and growth literature. These include growth, openness, wages, and liberalisation. We review the … existing cross-country empirical evidence on the effects of inequality on growth and the extent to which the poorest in society … benefit from economic growth. The linkage between growth, redistribution and poverty is also analysed. In the review of …

growth in the European Union (conditional β-convergence). Our study suggests that variables such as gross fixed capital …. Consequently, the European Union needs more than ever to reconsider its growth model in order to ensure long-term convergence and …With advancement of the European integration process, income convergence has become a debated topic that has challenged …