This paper evaluates convergence of energy intensities for a group of 97 countries in the period 1971-2003. Convergence is tested using a recent method proposed by Pesaran (2007) [M.H. Pesaran. A pair-wise approach to testing for output and growth convergence. Journal of Econometrics 138,...

We apply Peseran (2007) pairwise approach of convergence to 195 European regions for the period 1980-2002. An index of convergence shows a decline in the average per capita output gap over the period, mainly by convergence between regions of different countries. Next, we estimate the share of...