Abstract This paper studies the evolution of regional disparities in labor productivity, capital accumulation, and efficiency across Indonesian provinces over 1990–2010 period. Through lens a nonlinear dynamic factor model, we first test hypothesis that all would eventually converge to common steady‐state path. We reject this find provincial dynamics productivity are characterized by two convergence clubs. next evaluate proximate sources some mixed results. On one hand, physical human...

This article aims to re-examine the regional convergence hypothesis on income in Indonesia over 2000–2017 period. By applying a non-linear dynamic factor model, this tests club using novel dataset of at district level. The results show significant five clubs Indonesian districts' dynamics, implying persistence disparity problems across districts even after implementing decentralization policy. subsequent analysis reveals two appealing features regarding clubs. First, belonging same province...

Satellite nighttime light data are increasingly used for evaluating the performance of economies in which official statics non-existent, limited, or non-comparable. In this paper, we use a novel luminosity-based measure GDP per capita to study regional convergence and spatial dependence across 274 subnational regions Association South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) over 1998–2012 period. Specifically, first evaluate usefulness new luminosity indicator context ASEAN regions. Results show that...

Nighttime lights (NTL) data are widely recognized as a useful proxy for monitoring national, subnational, and supranational economic activity. These offer advantages over traditional indicators such GDP, including greater spatial granularity, timeliness, lower cost, comparability between regions regardless of statistical capacity or political interference. However, despite these benefits, the use NTL in regional science has been limited. This is part due to lack accessible methods processing...

This paper evaluates social and economic convergence across 514 districts in Indonesia over the 2010-2018 period. By applying spatial panel-data methods, this re-examines regional hypothesis using a novel dataset on human development index (HDI) GDP per capita. These two indicators are used as proxies for progress, respectively. Results show significant neighborhood effect process both indicators. Specifically, performance of neighbors tends to accelerate speed HDI A Durbin model further...

Abstract Reducing regional income disparities is a central challenge for promoting sustainable development in Indonesia. In particular, the prospect these to be reduced post-decentralization period has become major concern policymakers. Motivated by this background, paper aims re-examine convergence hypothesis at district level Indonesia over 2000-2017 period. By using non-linear dynamic factor model, study analyzes novel data set investigate formation of multiple clubs. The results indicate...

Access to learning information is still restricted due the lack of technical and semantic interoperability, locking knowledge resources in disconnected islands. This situation does not provide learners with a motivating environment which access share information. In order target emerging needs for lifelong competence development, flexible open source management sharing must be built on top an infrastructure that maximizes amount available, therefore integrating centralised repositories user...

Abstract The discussion on regional income per capita convergence in Indonesia continues with an emphasis whether incomes tend to converge or diverge over the long run. This study evaluates hypothesis at provincial level during recent deindustrialization period 2001–2017 of Indonesia. First, examines existence clubs using a recently assembled panel dataset. Results reveal four particularly large gaps, mostly arising from top distribution. Second, ordered logit model, determinants clubs....

This article studies the evolution of per-capita income disparities and spatial dependence across 77 provinces Thailand over period 1995–2017. Results show that – on average regional are decreasing time initially poor catching up with rich provinces, indicating presence sigma beta convergence. However, when we study beyond reject hypothesis all would eventually converge to a common long-run equilibrium. The these suggests existence three local equilibria or convergence clubs. Further...

This paper studies regional convergence and spatial dependence of homicides personal injuries in Colombia. In particular, through the lens both classical distributional frameworks, two scales are contrasted: municipalities states. For injuries, sigma is only found at state level. contrast, beta municipal The non-parametric framework highlights further contrasting patterns. level, four clusters found, while present scales, found. Moreover, significant robust autocorrelation Overall, these...

Abstract Convergence in human capital is a key precondition to achieve income convergence the European Union; however, so far research on this topic has nearly been absent. Our paper contributes literature by investigating dynamics within EU over period 1990–2016 using nonlinear dynamic factor model. While we find evidence of absolute with respect average years schooling, identify four clubs learning outcomes, and divergence across those increasing time. A subsequent analysis determinants...

Since the early 1990s, there have been larger and increasing labor productivity differences across industries in Japan. More specifically, a clear pattern of sigma beta divergence is observed. To shed light on these stylized facts, we first evaluate input–output structure Japan through lens community-detection algorithm from network theory. Results this analysis suggest existence two structures: densely-connected group (a stationary community), whose members remain it throughout period;...

This article examines the relationship between income and luminosity across Chinese provinces over period 2000–2020 using newly harmonized night-time lights (NTL) data. We find that NTL is suitable for analysing both, time-series cross-sectional changes in economic activity. However, GDP time can even turn negative, challenging direct application of established GDP-NTL elasticities. also applying filters substantially increase R-squared statistical significance problematic periods. Moreover,...