Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/19441 
Year of Publication: 
2000
Series/Report no.: 
HWWA Discussion Paper No. 110
Publisher: 
Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWA), Hamburg
Abstract: 
Since the beginning of the 1990s, the issue of income convergence has received considerable attention in economic research. Although a vast number of empirical studies has emerged, evidence on the role of spatial interaction is still rather scarce. The present paper is an attempt to provide additional information on the spatial aspect of convergence. Spatial econometric methods are used to investigate regional convergence in West Germany. The results indicate that spatial interaction is an important element of regional growth. However, considering spatial effects does not alter the general conclusion that regional income growth is characterised by a process of convergence.
Subjects: 
Regional convergence
Spatial interaction
Spatial econometrics
JEL: 
O18
C52
C21
R11
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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