convergence. We apply three approaches to convergence – beta-convergence, sigma-convergence and quantile-convergence (q-convergence … check if countries of the given sample tend to form convergence clubs in the relevant years. The analysis is run for the …

The cross-country convergence hypothesis is one of the central topics of long-run macroeconomics. This paper revisits … beta convergence is first documented. Next, the paper incorporates some recent developments from the unsupervised machine … learning literature to evaluate the existence of local convergence. In particular, the application of a distribution …

impact of the euro on economic convergence. The DPS method ensures a forensic examination of the diverse variable patterns … that influence cluster memberships. As with previous research conclusions, there are multiple patterns of convergence and … nominal convergence. An example is the divergence of the experience of consumer inflation between 2016 and 2022. Nevertheless …

Economic integration and globalization are expected to promote economic growth and convergence. This article offers a … convergence literature aims to establish whether catching-up processes have been successful. This article verifies the existence … become fewer and larger. However, growth path divergences persist and suggest a cluster-based convergence. Integration …

, their wholesale national gas markets are highly heterogeneous. We study the determinants of cross-country convergence of … pairwise, relative and σ-convergence. We show that there is evidence of pairwise price convergence and that some key … the existence of a convergence process. This result carries over to the notion of σ-convergence and is robust to a number …

and simulate energy intensity based on a conditional convergence approach, and show how based on the results the long …

estimation of a conditional convergence model. In general, reliance on natural resource exports slows growth, but we find that …