Do regions converge? This essay provides an overview of the key developments in the study of regional convergence …, discussing the methodological issues that have arisen since the first attempts to analyse convergence and critically surveying … reach an answer: (i) not all empirical approaches to the analysis of convergence appear equally reliable and not all results …

panel estimations indicate the existence of absolute convergence. In addition, spatial data analysis provides strong …Using sigma and beta convergence methods, this study tests economic convergence in Turkish NUTS-2 regions between 2004 …-2011. The findings of sigma convergence analysis show that the interregional income gap decreases during economic recession …

Durbin panel model. The model is designed to test the existence and strength of the country-effect of innovativeness on the …