The aim of our analysis is the evaluation of the total and sectoral convergence of labour productivity between 182 … adopt a β- and σ-convergence approach along with a methodology based on Getis' spatial filters that allows decomposing … and low productivity, respectively ‘core' and ‘periphery'. Our results show significant σ-convergence in aggregate labour …

distribution dynamics approach in order to analyse the role of some variables in the convergence of productivity across European … regions over the period 1980-2002. We find that the initial productivity crucially accounts in the convergence process across … statistically significant only for the least productive regions. The output composition of a region in 1980 affects the convergence …

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 …

growth model of technology diffusion, indicates that some spatial variables affect the speed of convergence relative to the … the speed of convergence but generates congestion in some countries. These spatial variables also affect the aggregate … supply, and hence the price and output levels. Key words: transportation, regional growth, convergence, congestion. JEL Class …

Certainly the current crisis is affecting seriously the convergence process in EU. Starting from the spatial … rate has a fundamental role. In the general process of economic development and in the context of convergence in EU for the …

The purpose of this study is to investigate the relation between regional convergence inside of countries in EU and … the correlation between the convergence process and economic growth we focused, as it is usually used in specialised … literature to analyse the real convergence, on the dynamics of GDP per capita expressed in case of EU by PPS (Purchasing Power …

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 …

This paper provides an empirical analysis of energy- and labour-productivity convergence at a detailed sectoral level … for 14 OECD countries, covering the period 1970-1997. A -convergence analysis shows that the development of cross …-country variation in productivity performance depends on the level of aggregation. Both patterns of convergence as well as divergence …

, convergence, growth. …