Space-time analysis of GDP disparities among European regions: A Markov chains approach

International Regional Science Review

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 138-163

  Le Gallo, Julie ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BOURGOGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Regional disparities; Spatial autocorrelation; Spatial Markov chains

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; MARKOV CHAIN; REGIONAL ECONOMY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 1842638381     PISSN: 01600176     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0160017603262402     Document Type: Article

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