University of Isfahan Urban Economics 2588-4867 4 2 2019 09 23 A Study of Convergence in the Urban Households’ Expenditures across Provinces of Iran: A Spatial Econometric approach A Study of Convergence in the Urban Households’ Expenditures across Provinces of Iran: A Spatial Econometric approach 23 36 24333 10.22108/ue.2019.107717.1040 FA Sara Masoomzadeh Ph. D Student of financial Economic, University of Tabriz, Tabriz, Iran Mehdi Shirafkan Lamssu Lecturer, Department of Economics, Chabahar Maritime University, Chabahar, Iran Journal Article 2017 11 04 The distribution of households’ income and expenditure is one of the economic indicators of differences between provinces. Infact one of the goals of development programs in each country is to eliminate divergences between the provinces and realizing a balanced growth and development across the country. Hence, raising the level of growth in regions with lower than average growth level is necessary for the realization of development goals. The purpose of this study is to examine the convergence of urban household expenditures in the provinces of Iran during the years 1379-1394. Fot this purpose, the conditional convergence model and spatial econometric method of generalized moments have been used. The results of the study indicate that conditional beta convergence exists for the urban households’ expenditure and the rate of convergence of the provinces is 0.07%. In conditional convergence, some other explanatory variables are also considered and according the results the effect of economic growth, inflation and human capital on the convergence of the urban households’ expenditure is negative, while the population has had a positive effect on it. The distribution of households’ income and expenditure is one of the economic indicators of differences between provinces. Infact one of the goals of development programs in each country is to eliminate divergences between the provinces and realizing a balanced growth and development across the country. Hence, raising the level of growth in regions with lower than average growth level is necessary for the realization of development goals. The purpose of this study is to examine the convergence of urban household expenditures in the provinces of Iran during the years 1379-1394. Fot this purpose, the conditional convergence model and spatial econometric method of generalized moments have been used. The results of the study indicate that conditional beta convergence exists for the urban households’ expenditure and the rate of convergence of the provinces is 0.07%. In conditional convergence, some other explanatory variables are also considered and according the results the effect of economic growth, inflation and human capital on the convergence of the urban households’ expenditure is negative, while the population has had a positive effect on it. https://ue.ui.ac.ir/article_24333_c4bb4ac210ea8b97af8edfa1d421529b.pdf