This paper investigates convergence in social indicators among Colombian departments from 1973 to 2005. We use census … estimators). Using literacy rate as a proxy for education, we find convergence between 1973 and 2005, but persistence in the …. Additionally, using data from Demographic and Health Surveys, we find convergence in the rate of children that are well …

This paper investigates convergence in social indicators among Colombian departments from 1973 to 2005. We use census … estimators). Using literacy rate as a proxy for education, we find convergence between 1973 and 2005, but persistence in the …. Additionally, using data from Demographic and Health Surveys, we find convergence in the rate of children that are well …

disparities ; convergence ; spatial scales ; Brazil …This paper investigates the evolution of the Brazilian per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) - known as sigma-convergence … the scale reduction. This suggests the occurrence of a distinct convergence process of the per capita GPD between the two …