convergence hypothesis cannot be rejected suggesting there are differences in the convergence processes between the north and … south in Brazil. Moreover, the positive average-years-of-schooling coefficient gets larger as more aggregate spatial scales …

in the analysis of the convergence process of European Union (EU15) regions by systematically applying a method to … results suggest that convergence pattern of EU regions depends on the spatial scale of analysis and that convergence occurs …

and spanning 22 years, first, to test hypothesis that there is within-country income convergence. Second, through a … decomposition of the poverty convergence elasticity, the analysis investigates whether this convergence, if it exists, has … translated into poverty convergence. In a context of overall stagnant economic growth and poverty reduction since 1990, the …

This paper provides historical perspectives on regional economic inequalities in Brazil. It analyzes the changes in the … roots of regional inequalities in Brazil. The model on the location of manufacturing activities in 1920 indicates the …

Empirical evidence about income convergence among regions and countries is inconclusive and it is necessary to clarify … the economic and institutional conditions for convergence. We investigate movements in the income distribution among … development. The convergence towards a narrower unimodal distribution of per capita income is convincing in this homogenous …

This paper analyses the effect of the EU enlargement process on income convergence among regions in the EU and in the … regional income differences are reduced within EU15. The income convergence within the EU is mainly driven by reductions in the … conditions in the regions are controlled for by fixed regional effects there are strong evidences of convergence among regions in …

the problematic of convergence-divergence. Between 1994-2001 and 2001-2005 the positive regional auto …