, allowing an understanding of growth and inequality in the region. The region has experienced Ø- and σ-convergence …We investigate the relevance of beta (Ø, absolute and conditional) and sigma (σ) convergence in the economies of …; however, growth rates of per capita gross domestic product are low at aggregate and sectoral levels. At sectoral level, the …

This paper aims to decompose the sources of growth in economies in the Southern African region's Common Monetary Area … and in the provinces of South Africa. Decomposition results for the Common Monetary Area reveal that the growth of … from shifts in technology. Countries experiencing input-driven growth in the secondary sector, such as Namibia and Eswatini …

the relationship between economic growth and income inequalities. The main objective is to understand how the GDP and GNI … per capita affect income inequality and how they differ. The results suggest a U-shaped relationship of both measures of … economic growth with the market and disposable Gini indexes, the Palma and S80S20 ratios, and the income of the wealthier 10 …

Structures" (GRW) on regional economic growth. The paper extends the existing literature by several aspects. First of all, using … the popular augmented Solow model by Mankiw et al. (1992) as starting point, we develop an enhanced growth model by … emanates a negative direct impact on regional economic growth, especially in sparely populated regions as well as in non …

translated into poverty convergence. In a context of overall stagnant economic growth and poverty reduction since 1990, the …Trends in aggregate growth and poverty reduction hide a multiplicity of development processes at the local level. The … and spanning 22 years, first, to test hypothesis that there is within-country income convergence. Second, through a …

. In this study, I examined whether there has been convergence in inequality between 2000 and 2015. To this end, I … by the few existing c ross-country studies on convergence in inequality. Furthermore, the analysis reveals strong …Since globalisation accelerated in the early 1990s, income inequality has increased in most developed countries and in …

taking place since the 1990's, affects their GDP growth. Based on an augmented Solow model, I estimate a convergence equation …-run growth bonus from integration, which is robust to alternative specifications of the regression equation and of the variables …

indicators could support both endogenous and neoclassical growth theories in the convergence debate. This paper investigates … convergence in real per capita GDP and inequality adjusted human development in 38 African countries, disaggregated into 10 … is that the income component of the human development index moves slower than others in the convergence process and thus …