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Convergence clubs and spatial structural change in the European Union

Our results highlight the joint importance of structural change and spatial dependence in the formation of convergence clubs. Specifically, the notion of spatial structural change deserves further attention, as it appears to play a major role in the evolution of regional disparities in the European Union.

Measuring and understanding regional inequality through the lens of the Indonesian experience

This article reviews the book by Akita and Kataoka (Regional inequality and development: Measurement and applications in Indonesia, 2022)

Regional income convergence and conditioning factors in Turkey: Revisiting the role of spatial dependence and neighbor effects

Spatial dependence across provinces plays an important role in the formation of convergence clubs. The performance of geographical neighbors affects the probability of club membership through spillovers in capital accumulation and structural change.

Schooling ain’t learning in Europe: A club convergence perspective

Divergence in learning outcomes is increasing over time. Institutional and learning spillovers are decisive for whether an EU Member State is on a high or low human capital trajectory.

Social and economic convergence across districts in Indonesia: A spatial econometric approach

This paper evaluates social and economic convergence across 514 districts in Indonesia over the 2010-2018 period.

Regional convergence and spatial dependence in Thailand: Global and local assessments

This article studies the evolution of per-capita income disparities and spatial dependence across 77 provinces of Thailand over the period 1995–2017.

Economic and social disparities across subnational regions of South America: A spatial convergence approach

This paper studies the evolution of economic and social disparities across subnational regions in South America using simple spatial convergence models.

Sectoral productivity convergence, input-output structure, and network communities in Japan

We study sectoral productivity convergence in Japan through the input-output structure of the economy and its network representation.

Provincial income convergence clubs in Indonesia: Identification and conditioning factors

This study evaluates the regional convergence hypothesis at the provincial level during the recent deindustrialization period 2001–2017 of Indonesia.

Human Capital Constraints, Spatial Dependence, and Regionalization in Bolivia: A Spatial Clustering Approach

Through the lens of principal components, spatial dependence, and regionalization methods, the municipalities of Bolivia are endogenously classified according to their similarity in human capital constraints and geographical location.