Regional economic convergence in federation contexts: a comparative analysis of Brazil and the European Union
研究了巴西和欧盟在2002至2019年间区域经济趋同的趋势，发现两者都存在缓慢的趋同，尤其欧盟更慢，对关注区域不平等和政策效果的学者有参考价值。
This article examines regional economic convergence in two federal contexts: Brazil and the European Union. Despite many differences, in the last decades these two economies have shown irregular economic growth and been facing economic inequalities, launching public policies to reduce them. We analyse the tendencies of regional convergence within these economies between 2002 and 2019, focusing on σ-convergence, absolute convergence, convergence clubs and the transitional behaviour of club members. The results show that in both cases convergence occurs, but at a slow rhythm, especially in the European Union.