This paper examines the evidence for regional convergence or catch-up in levels and growth rates of per capita income …, Re-Weighted Least Squares, and Least Trimmed Squares - establish that unconditional convergence in growth rates does not … obtain, but that there is clear and robust evidence of conditional convergence. This suggests that important differences …

inequality in Italy.  More particularly, convergence in value added per capita across Italy's regions is tested (through both …

Although it is well known that Markov process theory, frequently applied in the literature on income convergence …

becoming more or less concentrated. The existing literature has found deconcentration (convergence) of employment across urban …