Using regional data from Japan, we examine how population growth affected regional
convergence in Japan, where population decline has become conspicuous in several …

This paper investigates and compares the experience of several geographic regions with
economic growth and convergence in income per capita. Income per capita is correlated …

This paper investigates whether Korea, a rapidly growing economy, has experienced
convergence of regional incomes. For the sample period 1967-1992, we found an evidence …

Do poor economies grow faster than rich ones? This important economic question (which
we call β-convergence) is analyzed in this paper using two regional data sets: 47 …

Do poor economies grow faster than rich ones? This important economic question (which
we call p-convergence) is analyzed in this paper using two regional data sets: 47 …

In the empirical growth literature, these questions have been broadly classified as relating to
the study of convergence of income levels among economic units—countries or provinces …

In the 1990s, India undertook large scale market-based reforms. This was expected to bring
about convergence in growth rates across different states. However, the bulk of empirical …

Using data on per capita income among 13 regions in Korea over the period 1985–2002,
regional convergence is evaluated. This study uses panel cointegration tests and a random …

This paper uses both cross-sectional and panel data on Chinese provinces over the reform
period 1978-1998 to examine the pattern of China's regional economic growth on the basis …

This paper examines the convergence of India's economic growth in per capita incomes of
28 states for the period 1981-2010 and provides the first estimates from spatial panel data …