This paper focuses on the growth and convergence of Central, Eastern and South-Eastern European EU countries (CESEE …

Rizzo (2004), we characterize the change and convergence of net equivalized income distributions among European Union … inequality-affecting (shape-in uenced) convergence of distributions. …

over time. Statistical tests of convergence show that the variation in R&D intensities does not decrease over time (i.e. no … ơ-convergence), although firms with an R&D intensity below the industry average do seem to catch up with the leaders (i ….e. evidence of β-convergence). Overall, firms in the same industry do not converge to a common R&D intensity. Policy implications …