Do regions converge? This essay provides an overview of the key developments in the study of regional convergence …, discussing the methodological issues that have arisen since the first attempts to analyse convergence and critically surveying … reach an answer: (i) not all empirical approaches to the analysis of convergence appear equally reliable and not all results …

It is quite common in convergence analyses across regions that data exhibit strong spatial dependence. While the …-filtering. Using this tool, we then reconsider the evidence on convergence across regional economies in the US. …