investigates the hypothesis of absolute and conditional convergence of income among the Brazilian states from 1994 to 2010. The … the second step we test the convergence hypothesis to corroborate the existence of absolute and conditional convergence … among Brazilian regions. The speed of convergence is estimated by neoclassical model. The model of absolute convergence …

investigates the hypothesis of absolute and conditional convergence of income among the Brazilian states from 1994 to 2010. The … the second step we test the convergence hypothesis to corroborate the existence of absolute and conditional convergence … among Brazilian regions. The speed of convergence is estimated by neoclassical model. The model of absolute convergence …

in the EU. The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effects of the most recent EU enlargement on convergence among … significantly alter the findings of our convergence analysis. …

This paper analyzes 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 …

The paper considers the influence of federal government expenditures and transfers on interregional convergence in … period in Russian regions there existed un- conditional beta-convergence, poor regions grew faster than rich ones. This …. Comparing our results to the results of previous research the process of interregional convergence in Russia can be seen. In the …

rates across Russian cities. I find that wages in Russian cities exhibit convergence. I also test whether city population … (which is a proxy for city size) has positive impact on the speed of convergence. Using geographical location characteristics …

show that a significant convergence in female participation took place from 1940 to 2010. Historically, urban areas have … demographics and educational attainment explain 74 percent of the convergence for the age 25-39 group, while they explain 40 … percent of the convergence for the age 40-54 group. The increase of non-regular employment explains 60 percent of convergence …

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 … periods and increases during economic expansion periods. The beta convergence results obtained by the cross-sectional and …

regional income convergence can be divided into two major periods. During the first period (1860-1940), the unrestricted action … successive governments appears to have also been important for the evolution of regional income inequality. Regional convergence … was intense from 1940 to 1980. In this period, governments aided the convergence in productivity among industries and the …