Testing convergence of European regions: A semiparametric approach

Theophile Azomahou, Jalal El Ouardighi, Phu Nguyen Van () and Thi Kim Cuong Pham ()
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Theophile Azomahou: UNU-MERIT - UNU-MERIT - United Nations University - Maastricht University, Maastricht University [Maastricht]
Jalal El Ouardighi: BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Phu Nguyen Van: BETA - Bureau d'Économie Théorique et Appliquée - INRA - Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique - UNISTRA - Université de Strasbourg - UL - Université de Lorraine - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
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Abstract: We provide a reappraisal of income convergence across European regions over the last two decades by using a semiparametric partially linear model to approximate the relationship between the average growth rate of GDP per capita and the initial GDP per capita. Estimation results point out both country heterogeneity and non-linearity in the convergence process. The findings suggest that low income regions, in particular those from new adhesion countries, diverge while medium income regions converge and that there is no evidence of convergence for high income regions.

Keywords: Convergence; Heterogeneity; Non-linearity; Kernel estimator; European regions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010-12-21
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Published in Economic Modelling, 2010, 28 (3), pp.1202-1210. ⟨10.1016/j.econmod.2010.12.010⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.econmod.2010.12.010

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