Several studies have shown evidence of price convergence between countries in the European Union (EU) since the … the coefficient of variation. The results show little evidence of price convergence for non-residential construction for … either country group. This is shown to be in contrast with convergence that is evident in the prices of other product groups …

This paper proposes a pair-wise approach to testing for output convergence that considers all N(N-1)/2 possible pairs … of log per capita output gaps across N economies. A general probabilistic definition of output convergence is also … support output convergence and suggest that the findings of convergence clubs in the literature might be spurious. However …

The paper starts from the critiques to the Barro-style methodology for convergence analysiswith the aim of reviewing … convergence inEurope that cannot be adequately captured by the non-spatial growth regression models thathave dominated the … research and policy debate in this field. Evidence for convergence andspatial dependence emerges especially when estimations …

, conditional and sigma convergence of GDP growth per capita in the farming field forthe brasilian states in the period of 1980 to … existence of sigma convergence. …

measure is converging among the countries, by employing cross-sectional tests for absolute and conditional β-convergence as … well as for club convergence. Results suggest that despite the fact that the CEE and MENA countries exhibit a high rate of … productivity growth after the 1990s, absolute convergence cannot be accepted. Still, evidence for conditional convergence is found …

This paper examines the existence of convergence and distribution dynamics of food price inflation rateswithin the … largely differences and developments in market conditions and structures. Traditional measuresand approaches to β-convergence … and σ-convergence, fail to capture sufficiently the evolving distributional dynamics.The latter includes possible mobility …

Cash and futures prices should reach equality, or converge, upon contract maturity. Traders can impose convergence … during the delivery month througharbitrage behavior: either making or taking delivery on futures contracts. If convergence is … attractiveness of hedging. Recent convergence problems in domestic commodity markets demonstrate the existence of persistent …

The purpose of this thesis is to examine in depth the process of U.S. GAAP convergence to IFRS. The thesis begins by … providing the history of convergence, which include all the measures that have led to the FASB’s and IASB efforts today. Some … convergence or endorsement of IFRS. The conclusion includes interviews of three Deloitte professionals on their opinions of …