Evaluating β-convergence of the Socio-Economic Development of Ukraine’s Regions
The article is devoted to evaluating β-convergence of the socio-economic development of Ukraine’s regions. The essence and theoretical basis of evaluation of σ- and β-convergence is studied. The neoclassical theory of growth of R. Solow that serves as a basis for models of β-convergence is consi...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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PH "INZHEK"
2016-08-01
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| Series: | Problemi Ekonomiki |
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| Online Access: | http://www.problecon.com/export_pdf/problems-of-economy-2016-3_0-pages-104_114.pdf |
| Summary: | The article is devoted to evaluating β-convergence of the socio-economic
development of Ukraine’s regions. The essence and theoretical basis of
evaluation of σ- and β-convergence is studied. The neoclassical theory
of growth of R. Solow that serves as a basis for models of β-convergence
is considered. The essence and features of evaluation of the absolute
(unconditional) and conditional β-convergence is examined. The existing
empirical researches of the economic development of countries and their
regions with the use of convergence models are analyzed and it is found
that: the theory of convergent-divergent development of countries and
their regions is sufficiently developed; there are certain studies aimed at
evaluation and analysis of the convergence of regional development in
Ukraine, but there is no comprehensive study that comprises the building
of all the above types of β-convergence models for the period covering the
years before and after the crisis of 2008–2009. A scheme of the investigation
of the convergence process in regions of Ukraine is proposed, and on this
basis the evaluation of β-convergence for Ukraine’s regions is conducted
with the use of four types of models: the Barro and Sala-i-Martin model,
the Baumol model, the Solow-Swan model, the Cuadrado-Roura model.
On the basis of the study it has been found that for the peripheral regions
the presence of convergence of their social and economic development
is determined by the share of services in the gross regional product to a
greater extent and availability of mineral resources to a less extent, but the
given result is obtained only with the use of the Barro Sala-i-Martin model,
for the other models the condition of β-convergence is not met. |
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| ISSN: | 2222-0712 2311-1186 |