This paper provides a synthesis of theoretical and empirical work on the Great Gatsby
Curve, the positive empirical relationship between cross-sectional income inequality, and …

Abstract The Phillips‐Sul approach to testing the club convergence hypothesis has attracted
considerable research interest in recent years due to its advantages over alternative …

A new panel data model is proposed to represent the behavior of economies in transition,
allowing for a wide range of possible time paths and individual heterogeneity. The model …

Economic development usually means energy demand, which in turn causes carbon
emissions. For countries and enterprises, achieving emission reduction targets in the …

Environmental performance assessment has been on the forefront of global economic
growth discussions for the past decades. The study of efficiency growth and convergence is …

Latin America experiences an increasing urban primacy index and a rapid expansion of the
financial system, putting direct pressure on the demand for resources to satisfy the …

Urban eco-efficiency, as an indicator to evaluate urban sustainability, has attracted
increased attention, and green technology innovation has been proved to be an effective …

The ecological footprint is an indicator used in recent years to assess the accelerated
process of environmental degradation experienced by countries. In particular, in regions or …

In this article, I introduce a new package with five commands to perform econometric
convergence analysis and club clustering as proposed by Phillips and Sul (2007 …