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T1 International vs. Intra-national Convergence in Europe – an Assessment of Causes and Evidence
T2 Convergencia internacional vs convergencia intra-nacional en Europa. Una estimación de las causas y evidencia
A1 Cornett, Andreas
A1 Sorensen, Nils Karl
K1 Convergence and disparities
K1 Innovation
K1 Entrepreneurship industrial structure
K1 Economic growth and employment
K1 Convergencia y disparidades
K1 Innovación
K1 Estructura industrial del emprendimiento
K1 Crecimiento económico y empleo
K1 Economía
K1 Economics
K1 Geografía
K1 Geography
K1 Sociología
K1 Sociology
AB The article aims to explain the different patterns of economic development in Europe based on an assessment of regional and national performance with regard to innovation, entrepreneurship and difference in the industrial structure. The central hypothesis of the paper is that large intra-regional disparities do not necessarily lead to lower economic growth on the national level than smallerdisparities do. On the contrary, the polarization of economic activities can lead to excess growth in some cases, and contribute to a process of convergence between nations. To address the mechanisms behind this process, the long run patterns of convergence and disparities in regional economic performance with regard to GDP and the distribution of employment are analyzed on the regional and the national level for selectedEuropean countries. The paper focuses on the apparent contradiction between increasing intra-national disparities on the regional level in most industrialized countries and the overall tendency toward convergence on the national level in Europe and tries to provide some tentative explanations based on empirical as well as theoretical considerations.
PB Asociación Española de Ciencia Regional (AECR)
SN 2340-2717
YR 2008
FD 2008
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/29964
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/29964
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 25-abr-2024