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Regional inequality may hinder national development, which is disconcerting for Brazil as one of the world's most unequal countries. This chapter compiles new and existing state-level estimates of per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Brazil and examines their dispersion over the time...
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This chapter studies regional economic inequalities in Colombia between 1926 and 2018. We use regional economic data from several academic and official sources to study the patterns of economic growth through most of the century. We conclude that Colombian regions did not converge during this...
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show that a significant convergence in female participation took place from 1940 to 2010. Historically, urban areas have … demographics and educational attainment explain 74 percent of the convergence for the age 25-39 group, while they explain 40 … percent of the convergence for the age 40-54 group. The increase of non-regular employment explains 60 percent of convergence …
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stimulate growth in the less developed countries. In fact, according to our estimates, with an annual β-convergence of 2% in …
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policy and is supported by the EU funds via allocations for convergence - competitiveness and employment - European … States (NMS) of the EU are a major beneficiary of these allocations, especially with regard to the convergence objective … the main issue is when and with which rate a process of regional convergence will occur, both inside each country and …
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convergence and disproportional into Bosnia and Herzegovina during the postwar period. We used relevant statistical methods. We …
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and industries, we introduce and illustrate distinctive evolutionary steps that reflect different levels of convergence …
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