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Economic and institutional convergence in Europe (2004-2023) : EU Core, new members, and the Western Balkans

Lalić, Goran; Trifunović, Dragana - 2026

This paper examines economic and institutional convergence between EU Core, EU New, and Western Balkan countries over … the period 2004-2023 using a comprehensive panel dataset and multiple convergence frameworks. Evidence of absolute β-convergence … through significant interaction-based β-convergence. A Principal Component Analysis-based Institutional Index (PC1) explains …

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Heterogeneous regional convergence in the European Union : club dynamics, structural breaks, and spatial spillovers

Mockevičienė, Greta; Butkus, Mindaugas - 2026

This study examines income convergence among EU NUTS-2 regions from 2000 to 2023 using a combination of Phillips …-Sul (PS) club convergence methodology, β-convergence, and spatial econometric models. The results reveal that regional … convergence in Europe is heterogeneous and nonlinear: four stable convergence clubs emerge, while overall convergence is rejected …

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Dynamic convergence in equity markets : evidence from an open-developing economy

An Thi Thuy Duong - 2026

This paper examines the speed and stability of stock market convergence in an open developing economy, using Vietnam as … the case. The study applies a β-convergence framework to weekly FTSE equity-indices from 2013 to 2025, estimating both …'s equity market shows long-run convergence with regional benchmarks such as Korea, the Asia-Pacific, and emerging markets, but …

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Convergence of the agricultural share in GDP in Central and Eastern Europe : a statistical and econometric analysis

Popescu, Liviu; Găman, Mirela; Mihai, Laurențiu Stelian; … - 2026

The study examines the evolution and convergence of the agricultural share in GDP across seven Central and Eastern … regional convergence. The methodological framework combines descriptive statistics, the Shapiro-Wilk normality test, Spearman … correlation analysis, cluster analysis using the Ward method, σ-convergence, β-convergence and ARIMA models for medium …

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A reassessment of human capital convergence and its determinants : evidence from a cross-country analysis

Akram, Vaseem; Panda, Bibhudutta; Rath, Badri Narayan; … - 2026

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Does climate change influence convergence in Indonesia? : spatial approach

Hidayat, Muhammad; Sandri, Hanifa; Murialti, Neng; … - 2026

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The output convergence debate revisited : lessons from recent developments in the analysis of panel data models

Pesaran, M. Hashem; Smith, Ron - 2026

This paper provides a critical examination of the empirical basis of the output convergence debate in the light of … homogeneous dynamics lead to substantial under-estimation of the speed of convergence and misleading inference. Instead, dynamic … of per capita output convergence across countries, very slow evidence of cross country growth convergence, and reasonably …

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