and on how long it takes other entrepreneurs to improve it. We show that technological convergence emerges from the …

A method for analyzing productivity convergence based on frontier production functions is proposed. It is examined … whether departures from the frontier - country-level inefficiencies - exhibit long-run relationships and convergence. The … studies have found not to display convergence, shows signs of catch-up. …

mechanism of per capita income convergence among countries. This paper analyzes the per capita income convergence implications … to the effect of FDI on growth is ambiguous. By applying the approach of Ben-David (1996), which focuses on convergence … among countries grouped with respect to their mutual trade, this paper presents evidence that per capita income convergence …

estimation of a conditional convergence model. In general, reliance on natural resource exports slows growth, but we find that …

obtained. It is demonstrated that convergence is pronounced between regions that are far away from each other while there is no … convergence between neighbor regions. Third, it is shown how the conditional o-convergence approach can be extended to other …

and on how long it takes other entrepreneurs to improve it. We show that technological convergence emerges from the …

of spatial correlation we estimate the convergence rate of wages across Kazakh regions for the period 2003–2009. The … estimated convergence rate is about 3% which is somewhat higher than estimates obtained for the USA and Europe. At the same time … there is slight divergence in the GRP per capita. It is argued that convergence in wages which coincides with divergence in …

and negative effects. In this respect, the theory supports the findings of the empirical literature, which are …

and negative effects. In this respect, the theory supports the findings of the empirical literature, which are … inconclusive in nature. -- Military Expenditure ; Defense Spending ; Convergence ; Economic Growth …