same (detrended) consumption over space and time, lead to convergence in the level of capital across locations in the long-run. …

same (detrended) consumption over space and time, lead to convergence in the level of capital across locations in the long-run. …

endogeneity, we find two key results for the growth of Italian regions. Firstly, we show that the rate of conditional convergence …

In this paper we outline (i) why ó-convergence may not accompany â- convergence, (ii)cite evidence of â-convergence in … the U.S., (iii) and use USA county-level data containing over 3,000 cross-sectional observations to demonstrate that ó-convergence …

We use county data with 3,058 observations to study growth and convergence in the US. We assess the effect of 40 … convergence rates around 2 percent, but 3SLS yields 6–8 percent; (2) convergence rates vary across the U.S. E.g., Southern …

electricity-intensity convergence across the Chinese provinces. Unlike previous work, this paper highlights the relevance of the … convergence. We perform several unit root tests that introduce structural breaks, nonlinearities and time variation, with the aim … over time. However, this convergence pattern occurs within groups of regions, according with club convergence test. Indeed …

placing a transition country on a development path that guarantees convergence to EU employment structures. …