selected countries from 1961-2001.Only EU and East Asian countries together have shown uniform evidence of absolute convergence … in all periods. While EU as a region has shown significant evidence of absolute convergence in two periods, 1961-2001 and … 1970-2001, there is no convincing statistical evidence in favor of absolute convergence in the last two periods: 1980 …

together have shown uniform evidence of absolute convergence in all periods. While EU as a region has shown significant … evidence of absolute convergence in two periods, 1961-2001 and 1970-2001, there is no convincing statistical evidence in favor … of absolute convergence in the last two periods: 1980-2001 and 1990- 2001.This latter evidence with declining rate of …