-provincial disparities has slowed down and started to decrease somewhat since 2000. In 2004 and 2005, some statistical indicators, such as … per capita GDP and per capita household consumption at current prices, show that regional disparities have declined to a … certain extent. In addition to the great disparity among provinces, disparities within provinces are also very common in the …

This paper investigates the income convergence among Russian regions in the period 1998-2006. It makes two major … contributions to rather extensive literature on the regional convergence in Russia. First, it identifies spatial regimes using the … exploratory spatial data analysis. Second, it examines the impact of spatial effects on the convergence process. Our results show …

This paper investigates the income convergence among Russian regions in the period 1998-2006. It makes two major … contributions to rather extensive literature on the regional convergence in Russia. First, it identifies spatial regimes using the … exploratory spatial data analysis. Second, it examines the impact of spatial effects on the convergence process. Our results show …

divergence, but evidence for growth convergence in some cases, dependent on initial conditions. The district level results are …

This paper analyses convergence in per capita gross regional product of Russia’s regions during the period 1995 …-2010, when regional data are available. Using a panel regression framework we find no evidence for beta-convergence. Instead we … regional product confirm this outcome as do non-parametric estimates of convergence, namely estimates using Markov transition …