Essays about: "Artur Iskandaryan"

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  1. 1. Convergence Analysis: Sigma Convergence among Regions of Armenia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

    Author : Artur Iskandaryan; [2010]
    Keywords : regional disparities; Sigma convergence; income levels divergence; inequality; Business and Economics;

    Abstract : Despite being small-size and compact country – with only 200 kilometers stretch from far East to West – the economy of Armenia faces significant spatial differentiation in income levels and is characterized by high concentrations of population, economic and business activities in the capital city with peripheral regions lagging behind economic activity and wages. By using the data on monthly average wages of the Marzes (provinces) this paper seeks to empirically test the hypothesis of income level (wages) divergence in the country using the method of Sigma convergence. READ MORE