This study investigates convergence in farm size for the period, 1982-1992. Mood's median test is applied to test the hypothesis that the distribution of farm size is equal across 1982, 1987, and 1992. Markov chain model is further applied to characterize the long run tendency of farm size...

This paper analyzes the process of real economic convergence in the New Member States (NMS) being formerly centrally planned economies, using nonparametric methods instead of conventional parametric measurement tools like beta and sigma models. This methodological framework allows the examining...