Country visits conducted included one selected convergence area in each of the focus countries.
Both findings may be correct because due to convergence, poorer countries (in terms of GDP) tend to grow at faster rates than richer countries.
Finally, we provide an empirical illustration by testing for income convergence among countries.
The prospect that U.S. troops will remain in Syria while shoring up Kurdish efforts to secure self-rule has provoked a convergence among countries opposed to any form of Kurdish autonomy, uniting Turkey, Russia, Iran and the Syrian government in a de facto alliance against the U.S. presence.
Therefore, one can expect to find a different speed of convergence across countries, regions and industries.
To our knowledge, the literature on the effects of the interaction of the aforementioned factors on inflation convergence within countries is fairly scant, especially in Latin America.
Key points The EU is committed to active and healthy ageing, but its target for HLY applies to the EU as a whole and assumes convergence across countries.
Analysis of topics covered in the various surveys showed much convergence across countries and across populations on the most important indicators, even if the degree of formulation is still uneven.
This analysis also shows diminishing returns in social expenditures, confirming the hypothesis of conditional convergence toward country-specific equilibriums, as disparities across countries did not disappear in the long run.
In order to continue on the path to convergence with advanced countries, emerging countries need to strengthen their research capabilities.
