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Testing for Distributional Divergence in the Pillars of Global Sustainable Development: Integrating the Insights from a New Hierarchical Clustering Algorithm

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19K13669
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Review Section Basic Section 07030:Economic statistics-related
Research InstitutionNagoya University

Principal Investigator

MENDEZ Carlos  名古屋大学, 国際開発研究科, 准教授 (00771833)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥780,000 (Direct Cost: ¥600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥180,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
KeywordsSustainable development / Clustering methods / Convergence clubs / Beyond GDP / Inequality / Welfare / Efficiency / Regional inequality / Subnational data / Satellite data / Labor productivity / Convergence clusters / Machine learning methods / Productivity convergence / Input-output networks / Regional efficiency / Density-based clustering / Distribution dynamics / Hierarchical clustering / Convergence
Outline of Research at the Start

In this study, I test the degree of cross-country divergence in sustainable development by integrating a new hierarchical clustering algorithm from the unsupervised machine learning literature.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

This research project used a new clustering algorithm to study the evolution of sustainable development across and within countries. This allowed for a more complete representation of the recent dynamics and multidimensional structure of sustainable global development. The main research outputs of this project include: 17 international peer-reviewed papers published, 1 international book published, 17 (international and national) conference presentations, 4 top cited paper awards, and 1 encouragement award.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

この研究は、科学界や社会全体に対して重要な示唆を与えるものでした。科学の領域では、経済学と機械学習の手法を組み合わせ、独自の視点から持続可能な開発を分析しました。この革新的なアプローチにより、新たな研究視点が生まれ、全体的なパターンに対する理解が深まったと思われます。社会的には、経済格差、社会的包摂、労働生産性といった深刻な問題を探求することが重要でした。国や地域による経済的・社会的側面の違いを詳細に検討することで、より具体的な開発戦略が必要な分野を特定することができました。その結果、本研究は、よりバランスのとれた包括的な世界の理解に貢献することができた。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Research-status Report
  • 2020 Research-status Report
  • 2019 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (44 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Journal Article (17 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 17 results,  Peer Reviewed: 17 results,  Open Access: 5 results) Presentation (17 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 13 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (8 results) Funded Workshop (1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Regional income convergence and conditioning factors in Turkey: revisiting the role of spatial dependence and neighbor effects2022

    • Author(s)
      Ursavas Ugur、Mendez Carlos
    • Journal Title

      The Annals of Regional Science

      Volume: Online first Issue: 2 Pages: 1-27

    • DOI

      10.1007/s00168-022-01168-0

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Schooling Ain’t Learning in Europe: A Club Convergence Perspective2022

    • Author(s)
      Glawe Linda、Mendez Carlos
    • Journal Title

      Comparative Economic Studies

      Volume: Online first Issue: 2 Pages: 1-38

    • DOI

      10.1057/s41294-022-00194-3

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Social and Economic Convergence across Districts in Indonesia: A Spatial Econometric Approach2022

    • Author(s)
      Miranti Ragdad Cani、Mendez Carlos
    • Journal Title

      Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies

      Volume: Online first Issue: 3 Pages: 1-31

    • DOI

      10.1080/00074918.2022.2071415

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Regional convergence and spatial dependence in Thailand: global and local assessments2022

    • Author(s)
      Tipayalai Katikar、Mendez Carlos
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

      Volume: Online first Issue: 2 Pages: 1-28

    • DOI

      10.1080/13547860.2022.2041286

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Economic and Social Disparities across Subnational Regions of South America: A Spatial Convergence Approach2022

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos、Santos-Marquez Felipe
    • Journal Title

      Comparative Economic Studies

      Volume: Online first Issue: 4 Pages: 1-24

    • DOI

      10.1057/s41294-021-00181-0

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Sectoral productivity convergence, input-output structure and network communities in Japan2021

    • Author(s)
      Dominguez Alvaro、Santos-Marquez Felipe、Mendez Carlos
    • Journal Title

      Structural Change and Economic Dynamics

      Volume: 59 Pages: 582-599

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.strueco.2021.10.012

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Provincial income convergence clubs in Indonesia: Identification and conditioning factors2021

    • Author(s)
      Gunawan Anang Budi、Mendez Carlos、Otsubo Shigeru
    • Journal Title

      Growth and Change

      Volume: 52 Issue: 4 Pages: 2540-2575

    • DOI

      10.1111/grow.12553

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Human Capital Constraints, Spatial Dependence, and Regionalization in Bolivia: A Spatial Clustering Approach2021

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos、Gonzales Erick
    • Journal Title

      Economia

      Volume: 44 Issue: 87 Pages: 115-145

    • DOI

      10.18800/economia.202101.007

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Regional income disparities, distributional convergence, and spatial effects: Evidence from Indonesian regions 2010-20172021

    • Author(s)
      MENDEZ Carlos (with Felipe Santos and Anang Gunawan)
    • Journal Title

      GeoJournal

      Volume: Forthcoming Issue: 3 Pages: 2373-2391

    • DOI

      10.1007/s10708-021-10377-7

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Regional income disparities and convergence clubs in Indonesia: New district-level evidence2021

    • Author(s)
      MENDEZ Carlos (with Harry Aginta and Anang Gunawan)
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy

      Volume: Forthcoming Issue: 1 Pages: 101-132

    • DOI

      10.1080/13547860.2020.1868107

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Disparities in regional productivity, capital accumulation, and efficiency across Indonesia: A club convergence approach2020

    • Author(s)
      Kataoka, M. and Mendez, C
    • Journal Title

      Review of Development Economics

      Volume: - Issue: 2 Pages: 790-809

    • DOI

      10.1111/rode.12726

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Regional convergence, spatial scale, and spatial dependence: Evidence from homicides and personal injuries in Colombia 2010-20182020

    • Author(s)
      MENDEZ Carlos (with Felipe Santos)
    • Journal Title

      Regional Science Policy and Practice

      Volume: Forthcoming Issue: 4 Pages: 1162-1185

    • DOI

      10.1111/rsp3.12356

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Regional convergence and spatial dependence across subnational regions of ASEAN: Evidence from satellite nighttime light data2020

    • Author(s)
      MENDEZ Carlos (with Felipe Santos)
    • Journal Title

      Regional Science Policy and Practice

      Volume: Forthcoming Issue: 6 Pages: 1750-1778

    • DOI

      10.1111/rsp3.12335

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Regional Efficiency Convergence and Efficiency Clusters: Evidence from the provinces of Indonesia 1990-20102020

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Journal Title

      Asia-Pacific Journal of Regional Science

      Volume: OnlineFirst Issue: 2 Pages: 391-411

    • DOI

      10.1007/s41685-020-00144-w

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Labor Productivity, Capital Accumulation, and Aggregate Efficiency Across Countries: New Evidence for an Old Debate2020

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Journal Title

      国際開発研究フォーラム

      Volume: 50 Issue: 4 Pages: 1-19

    • DOI

      10.18999/forids.50.4

    • NAID

      120006842490

    • ISSN
      2189-9126
    • URL

      https://nagoya.repo.nii.ac.jp/records/29887

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Lack of Global Convergence and the Formation of Multiple Welfare Clubs across Countries: An Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach2019

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Journal Title

      Economies

      Volume: 7 Issue: 3 Pages: 1-17

    • DOI

      10.3390/economies7030074

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Industrial Productivity Divergence and Input-Output Network Structures: Evidence from Japan 1973-20122019

    • Author(s)
      Dominguez Alvaro、Mendez Carlos
    • Journal Title

      Economies

      Volume: 7 Issue: 2 Pages: 1-14

    • DOI

      10.3390/economies7020052

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regional luminosity and economic activity in Java: What do the new satellite nighttime light data say?2022

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 59th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regional income convergence and conditioning factors in Turkey: Revisiting the role of spatial dependence and neighbor effects2022

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 61st Congress of the European Regional Science Association
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regional inequality clubs in the Philippines: A view from outer space2022

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 27th Conference of the Pacific Regional Science Conference Organisation
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regional disparities and heterogeneous convergence in Indonesia: A multiscale geographically weighted regression approach2021

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Organizer
      XV World Conference of the Spatial Econometrics Association
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regional disparities and heterogeneous convergence in Indonesia: A multiscale geographically weighted regression approach2021

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 13th World Congress of the Regional Science Association International
    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regional Convergence and Spatial Dependence across Subnational Regions of ASEAN: Evidence from Satellite Nighttime Light Data2020

    • Author(s)
      MENDEZ Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 57th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] National and Subnational Inequality in Africa: A Club Convergence View from Outer Space Motivation2020

    • Author(s)
      MENDEZ Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 31st Annual Conference of the Japan Society for International Development
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Human Development Disparities and Convergence across Districts of Indonesia: A Spatial Econometric Approach2020

    • Author(s)
      MENDEZ Carlos
    • Organizer
      The Applied Regional Science Conference (ARSC) 34th Annual Meeting
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Regional Income Disparities and Convergence Clubs in Indonesia: New District-Level Evidence2020

    • Author(s)
      MENDEZ Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 2020 Fall Meeting of the Japan Association of Applied Economics (JAAE)
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Economic and Social Disparities across Subnational Regions of South America: A Spatial Convergence Approach2020

    • Author(s)
      MENDEZ Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 57th/2020 Annual Conference of the Japan Society of Social Science on Latin America
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regional Income Disparities, Distributional Convergence, and Spatial Effects: Evidence from Indonesian Regions 2010-20172020

    • Author(s)
      MENDEZ Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 19th International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Productivity Differences and Convergence Clubs in Latin America2020

    • Author(s)
      MENDEZ Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 2020 Bolivian Conference of Development Economics
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Disparities in Regional Productivity, Capital Accumulation, and Efficiency across Indonesia: A Convergence Clubs Approach2019

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 2019 Applied Regional Science Conference (ARSC)
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Productivity Differences and Convergence Clubs in Latin America2019

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 2019 International Joint Conference of JAHSS and JASID
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Input-Output Efficiency and Regional Convergence Clusters: Evidence from the Indonesian Provinces 1990-20102019

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 56th Annual Meeting of the Japan Section of the Regional Science Association International
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Regional Efficiency Dispersion, Convergence, and Efficiency Clusters: Evidence from the Provinces of Indonesia 1990-20102019

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 2019 Spring Conference of the Japanese Association of Applied Economics
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Environmental Efficiency and Regional Convergence Clusters in Japan: A Nonparametric Density Approach2019

    • Author(s)
      Mendez Carlos
    • Organizer
      The 3rd International Conference on Economic Structures of the Pan Pacific Association of Input-Output Studies
    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] Convergence Clubs in Labor Productivity and its Proximate Sources: Evidence from Developed and Developing Countries2020

    • Author(s)
      MENDEZ Carlos
    • Total Pages
      67
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • ISBN
      9789811586286
    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Code and data for Mendez and Santos (2022)

    • URL

      https://deepnote.com/@carlos-mendez/PYTHON-Spatial-Convergence-CQNBIt6oSxSxxlnwsEyOgA

    • Related Report
      2021 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] QuaRCS-lab Webinar Series 2020

    • URL

      https://quarcs-lab.org/portfolio/webinars/

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Code and data for Mendez (2020)

    • URL

      https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4442353

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Dataset: Indonesia Regional Dataset

    • URL

      https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4427713

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] QuaRCS lab: Overview

    • URL

      https://quarcs-lab.rbind.io/

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] QuaRCS lab: Dataset, explorations, and tutorials

    • URL

      https://quarcs-lab.rbind.io/data/

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] QuaRCS lab: Members and projects

    • URL

      https://quarcs-lab.rbind.io/members/

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Featured publications

    • URL

      https://carlos-mendez.rbind.io/#featured

    • Related Report
      2019 Research-status Report
  • [Funded Workshop] QuaRCS-lab Webinar Series 20202020

    • Related Report
      2020 Research-status Report

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