Convergence of European Regions: A Reappraisal

Theophile T. Azomahou (), Jalal El Ouardighi, Phu Nguyen-Van and Thi Kim Cuong Pham ()
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Theophile T. Azomahou: UNU-MERIT, and Maastricht University
Jalal El Ouardighi: BETA, Universite de Strasbourg

No 2010-029, MERIT Working Papers from United Nations University - Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology (MERIT)

Abstract: We provide a reappraisal of income convergence across European regions over the period 1990-2005 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. Only low income regions converge while there is little evidence of convergence for higher income regions.

Keywords: Convergence; Heterogeneity; Non-linearity; Kernel estimator; European regions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C14 O40 O52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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