Convergence in Former Soviet Union Countries over the Period 1991–2010
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https://doi.org/10.12775/SDR.2019.2.08Keywords
convergence, Soviet Union, GDP per capitaAbstract
The article verifies the convergence hypothesis within 15 former Soviet Union countries. The first part of the article lists and characterizes different types of convergence, focusing mainly on βand σ-convergence, which are verified in the next part of the text. Next, there is an overview of the current state of research, a description of the research methodology and research sample, together with a presentation of the analysis results. The analysis was conducted for the whole period of 1991–2010, and with a division into subperiods.
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