This paper analyses the process of convergence across the regions of Russia using spatial econometrics tools in … addition to the traditional ß-convergence techniques as derived from the neoclassical theoretical setting. The spatial … component appears to be non-negligible and, consequently, conventional convergence estimates suffer a bias due to spatial …

over time and long-term convergence in income inequality levels. This paper examines whether this holds true for the EU … conditional convergence in income per capita after controlling for educational attainment, unemployment, sectoral composition …, spatially lagged growth of income per capita, and regional fixed effects, and that of an unconditional convergence in income …

This work analyzes the convergence of land productivity for Brazilian regions from 1991 to 2003. It evaluates if there … is or not convergence of the agricultural productivity, controlling explicitly for spatial effects. To do so, an … was detected. In addition, spatial econometric models were developed for the convergence analysis. …

government, and including a combined sector of totals. The results indicate that none of the sectors exhibits ó-convergence, but … they all show strong evidence of â-convergence with a convergence club pattern that is apparent for the wholesale …

the context of the spatial autoregressive model of GDP per capita convergence of European regions at NUTS 2 level. By … contribution to the process of convergence by reinforcing the economic growth of neighboring regions. Results are even more … pronounced when the convergence in wage per worker is considered. The choice of kernel functions does not significantly affect …

analyses. This is the reason why convergence represents a crucial issue of intense research since the early 1990s. Although … European studies is to examine not only chronologically the process of convergence, but also spatially. This is because spatial … to extend the investigation of convergence across the EU27 regions during 2000-2010 by taking into account the spatial …

We apply spatial econometric techniques to models of state and local fiscal policy convergence. Our work extends the … work of Scully and Annala in much the same way that Rey and Montouri extended the literature on income convergence among U …