Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/219706 
Year of Publication: 
2015
Series/Report no.: 
Institute of Economic Research Working Papers No. 90/2015
Publisher: 
Institute of Economic Research (IER), Toruń
Abstract: 
The study examines the concept of stochastic convergence in the EU28 countries over the 1994-2013 period. The convergence of individual countries' GDP per capita toward the EU28 average per capita income level and the pair-wise convergence between the GDP of individual countries both are analyzed. Additionally, we introduce our own concept of conditional stochastic convergence which is based on adjusted GDP per capita series in order to account for the impact of other growth factors on GDP. The analysis is based on time series techniques. To assess stationarity, ADF tests are used. The study shows that the process of stochastic convergence in the EU countries is not so widespread as the cross-sectional studies on ? or ? convergence indicate. Even if we extend the analysis to examine conditional stochastic convergence, the number of converging economies or pairs of countries rises but not as much as it could be expected from the cross-sectional studies.
Subjects: 
economic growth
convergence
catching up
stationarity
ADF test
JEL: 
C22
C23
O47
O52
Creative Commons License: 
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Document Type: 
Working Paper

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