In this paper, we test the neoclassical growth model and its main prediction of conditional convergence of productivity …-1998 and 1998-2002 and confirm the convergence hypothesis only for the last period of transition, while in the early transition … results, however, should not yet be intepreted as a sign of a permenent return to convergence in transition countries as they …

While European integration has substantially contributed to economic convergence between the member states of the EU … towards economic convergence on a national scale between 2000 and 2011, mainly caused by the rapid growth of the most lagging … countries. On a regional scale, however, the process of convergence was much slower and almost came to an end after the …

This paper analyses to what extent the Spanish provinces have shown a convergence process since 1980 to nowadays. The … exitence of a unique convergence process between them. Rather, we can observe the existence of differentiated clubs up to 2007 …

development of South Africa's largest cities. Our local economic growth empirics show some indications of conditional convergence … convergence was found but this was driven by declines in the standard deviation of per capita income amongst the poorest quintile … of towns. An estimate of conditional beta convergence of 1.2 percent over the period 1990-2000 confirms that overall …

This paper analyses the impact of the fiscal-monetary policy mix on the convergence on per capita income of the least … regions, but would slow down the convergence process in Objective 1 regions. …