Ertur, Cem; Le Gallo, Julie; LeSage, James P. - In: The Review of Regional Studies 37 (2007) 1, pp. 82-108
Numerous studies have pointed to the econometric problems introduced by heterogeneity in cross-sectional data samples used to explore convergence suggested by neo-classical growth models. We introduce a local concept of convergence along with a Bayesian locally linear spatial estimation method...