. While the primary measure for convergence and catching up is per capita output, we also look at other macroeconomic … studies of convergence between regions of reunified Germany, our approach is purely based upon the time series dimension and … process. In our analysis, we find evidence of catching up for East Germany for most of the indicators. However, convergence …

might either - in the case of low-skilled migration - accelerate or - in high-skilled case - impede convergence. Due to the … mobility affects convergence via the human capital selectivity of migration. With regard to the endogeneity of the migration … flows and human capital, we apply a dynamic panel data model within the framework of Ø-convergence and account for spatial …