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Convergence in Per-capita GDP Across European Regions: A Reappraisal

This paper studies convergence in per-capita GDP across European regions over the period 1980-2000. The authors use median unbiased estimators of the rate of convergence to the steady-state growth path, while allowing for unrestricted patterns of heterogeneity and spatial correlation across regions.