We estimate the speed of income convergence for a sample of 196 European NUTS 2 regions over the period 1985-1999. So … convergence of 6.9 per cent and a capital elasticity of 0.43. …

Convergence in per capita income turns on whether technological knowledge spillovers are global or local. Global … spillovers favor convergence, while a geographically limited scope of knowledge diffusion can lead to regional clusters of …

This paper provides a textbook example of integration between commodity markets, and the subsequent price convergence …-varying coefficient estimation applying the Kalman filter, to test whether price convergence between different locations is really taking … perfect price convergence between these locations; on the other hand, liberalization on the continent does not seem to be …

core topics studied in the growth econometric framework, namely, convergence, identification of growth determinants and …

framework, namely convergence, identification of growth determinants and factors responsible for growth differences in the data …

This paper examines whether economic integration favors countries' convergence into a common cone of diversification … integration in Europe is found to have promoted convergence from lower to higher diversification cones. …

We compare the convergence with German monetary policy of the Balkan and Mediterranean country candidates for EU …

development issues across four socio-economic dimensions: * level of economic development and convergence rates based on real GDP … (application of methodology testing β and σ convergence to the set of countries analyzed); * quality of life and its components …

capacity'). In this paper we document that there has been convergence of TFP within a panel of industries across thirteen OECD …

The interplay between changes of different demographic determinants may trigger or prevent convergence of various … convergence or divergence dynamics prevail across cohorts in Austria, Hungary, northern Italy and Slovenia with regard to union … formation and transition to motherhood. Our findings suggest that convergence in patterns of union formation and first birth is …