Read the full paper at: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49676 DOI: 10.4236/ajor.2014.45029 Author(s) Nguyen Khac Minh, Nguyen Khac Minh, Pham Van Khanh Affiliation(s) National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam. National Economics University, Hanoi, Vietnam. Institute of Economics and Corporate Group, Hanoi, Vietnam. ABSTRACT This study develops the approach by Minh & Khanh [1] to the classic Barro and Sala-i-Martin method [2], [3] named “expanded Barro regression method”, and applies this approach in analyzing the convergence of provincial per capita GDP in Vietnam over the period of 1991-2007. Different aspects of provincial convergence are considered in this paper. The estimated result on conver-gence from our model is compared to other models. gjreww140917 KEYWORDS Convergence, Barro Regression, Markov Model, Expanded Barro Regression
