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 …

literature, theories of convergence and divergence examine the reasons for diminishing or increasing the disparities between the …In the European Union, one of the primary goals of integration is the convergence of the regional income per capita … (and of other significant socio-economic indicators), and hence, how to generate a process of convergence. In the economic …

also refers to disparities in congestion costs in Western and Eastern European core regions. We conclude that growth … sustainable national growth, not on reducing regional disparities. …