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L-moments skewness and kurtosis as measures of regional convergence and cohesion

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type="main"> The paper deals with the statistical modeling of convergence and cohesion over time with the use of kurtosis, skewness and L-moments. Changes in the shape of the distribution related to the spatial allocation of socio-economic phenomena are considered as an evidence of global shift, divergence or convergence. Cross-sectional time-series statistical modeling of variables of interest is to overpass the minors of econometric theoretical models of convergence and cohesion determinants. L-moments perform much more stable and interpretable than classical measures. Empirical evidence of panel data proves that one pure pattern (global shift, polarization or cohesion) rarely exists and joint analysis is required.

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  • Katarzyna Kopczewska, 2014. "L-moments skewness and kurtosis as measures of regional convergence and cohesion," Statistica Neerlandica, Netherlands Society for Statistics and Operations Research, vol. 68(4), pages 251-266, November.
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