This paper provides a textbook example of integration between commodity markets, and the subsequent price convergence …-varying coefficient estimation applying the Kalman filter, to test whether price convergence between different locations is really taking … perfect price convergence between these locations; on the other hand, liberalization on the continent does not seem to be …

The convergence of estimators, e.g. maximum likelihood estimators, for increasing sample size is well understood in … many cases. However, even when the rate of convergence of the estimator is known, practical application is hampered by the … convergence of the estimator itself with the analysis of the convergence of stochastic optimization algorithms, e.g. threshold …

core topics studied in the growth econometric framework, namely, convergence, identification of growth determinants and …

framework, namely convergence, identification of growth determinants and factors responsible for growth differences in the data …

globalization (1985-2005), there has been some convergence of business cycle fluctuations among the group of industrial economies … importance of the global factor. In other words, there is evidence of business cycle convergence within each of these two groups …

This paper examines whether economic integration favors countries' convergence into a common cone of diversification … integration in Europe is found to have promoted convergence from lower to higher diversification cones. …

We use rolling cointegration to measure the convergence of base money, M2, the consumer price index and industrial …

this imbalance, we propose a methodology for analyzing productivity convergence based on frontier production functions. We … importance of efficiency changes for economic growth. Using a sample of 26 OECD countries from 1965-90, we find convergence and …

A method for analyzing productivity convergence based on frontier production functions is proposed. It is examined …

We compare the convergence with German monetary policy of the Balkan and Mediterranean country candidates for EU …