01693cas a2200253 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011827 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475503272 1018-5941 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL Spilimbergo, Antonio. Structural Reforms and Regional Convergence / Antonio Spilimbergo, Natasha Che. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2012. 1 online resource (34 pages) IMF Working Papers <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students Which structural reforms affect the speed the regional convergence within a country? We found that domestic financial development, trade/current account openness, better institutional infrastructure, and selected labor market reforms facilitate regional convergence. However, these reforms have mixed effects on the growth of regions closer to the country's development frontier. We also document that regional income disparity and average income are inversely correlated across countries so that speeding up regional convergence increases national income. We also present a theoretical model to discuss these results. Mode of access: Internet Che, Natasha. IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2012/106 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/001/2012/106/001.2012.issue-106-en.xml IMF e-Library