Economic convergence across German regions in light of empirical findings

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 941-953

  Hall, John B ^a,b   Ludwig, Udo ^a,b  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Convergence hypothesis; Germany; Neoclassical theory; Regional development; Transition

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENCE; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MARKET TRANSITION; NEOCLASSICAL THEORY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 34547756762     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bel001     Document Type: Article

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