Convergence in per-capita GDP across European regions using panel data models extended to spatial autocorrelation effects

Giuseppe Arbia () and Gianfranco Piras

No 51, ISAE Working Papers from ISTAT - Italian National Institute of Statistics - (Rome, ITALY)

Abstract: This paper studies the convergence of per-capita GDP across European regions over a fairly long period. Most of the works in the field are based on either cross-sectional or fixed-effects estimates. We propose the estimation of convergence in per-capita GDP across European regions by making use of panel-data models extended to include spatial error autocorrelation (Anselin, 1988; Elhorst, 2003). This will allow us to extend the traditional betaconvergence model to include a rigorous treatment of the spatial correlation among the intercept terms. A spatial analysis of such intercept terms will also be performed in order to shed light on the concept of spatially conditional convergence.

Keywords: Regional Convergence; Regional spill-overs; Spatial Dependence Modelling; Spatial Panel Data Models. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C21 C23 R11 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 33 pages
Date: 2005-05
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