"Economies in Transition and the Variety of Capitalisms: Features, Changes, Convergence" held in Varna, Bulgaria, 10-12 September …

Canada has long been characterized by significant regional disparities. Such inequalities can create and exacerbate … regional tensions and lead to demands for further redistribution of wealth. The objective of this study is to report on the …, well-being and fiscal capacity, and to analyze trends toward or away from convergence for these economic variables. This …

A debate on the regional disparity is always an interesting topic. This study analysed the regional income disparity in … Central Statistical Organisation. First, the study reviewed various growth models and suggests that spatial durbin model of … and disscussed the convergence hypothesis in the light of LeSange and Fischer (2008) formulation. The study concludes that …

supermarket value chains and how those firms' participation might stimulate growth through regional trade. Our results show that …The last two decades have seen rapid economic growth in Zambia and the proliferation of foreign supermarket chain … stores. However, this growth has translated into neither significant job creation nor significant poverty reduction …

supermarket value chains and how those firms' participation might stimulate growth through regional trade. Our results show that …The last two decades have seen rapid economic growth in Zambia and the proliferation of foreign supermarket chain … stores. However, this growth has translated into neither significant job creation nor significant poverty reduction …

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. …

importance of efficiency changes for economic growth. Using a sample of 26 OECD countries from 1965-90, we find convergence and …The empirical growth literature has focused on capital accumulation but largely ignored productivity growth. To address … this imbalance, we propose a methodology for analyzing productivity convergence based on frontier production functions. We …

, convergence, growth. … more than a century. The changes in aggregate or average income is a good measure for economic growth but is far from being … moreover to investigate the role and the effects on socio-economic growth. Keywords: Income distribution, inequality, poverty …