and spanning 22 years, first, to test hypothesis that there is within-country income convergence. Second, through a … decomposition of the poverty convergence elasticity, the analysis investigates whether this convergence, if it exists, has … translated into poverty convergence. In a context of overall stagnant economic growth and poverty reduction since 1990, the …

We investigate the relevance of beta (β, absolute and conditional) and sigma (σ) convergence in the economies of the … understanding of growth and inequality in the region. The region has experienced β- and σ-convergence; however, growth rates of per …

Empirical evidence about income convergence among regions and countries is inconclusive and it is necessary to clarify … the economic and institutional conditions for convergence. We investigate movements in the income distribution among … development. The convergence towards a narrower unimodal distribution of per capita income is convincing in this homogenous …

In the paper we assess the convergence hypothesis for the Italian economy over the period 1951-2000, using a new … progress of the convergence process over time and to distinguish between steady-state and transitional dynamics. The overall … conclusions of our work are in favour of a two-speed unconditional convergence process in per capita GDP across Italian regions …

A popular methodology of studying spatial income inequality is analysis of beta-convergence (i.e. an inverse … growth theory predicts income convergence among economies (countries or regions within a country), and that beta-convergence … convergence cannot serve as an adequate methodology for studying and predicting the evolution of spatial income inequality …

have increased the rate of convergence in per capita incomes across China's provinces. However, the pattern of FDI, which …