Regional Dynamics in the European Union: Winners and Losers

Cuadrado‐Roura, Juan R.; Navarro, Tomás Mancha; Yserte, Rubén Garrido

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“…In the case of the European Union, the interest in convergence issues has been enhanced by the deepening and widening of the integration (Bradley et al, 1995;Armstrong, 1995;Cuadrado-Roura et al, 2002). An alternate view of European economic geography posits that a core (northwestern) -periphery (southeastern) structure already exists (Martin, 1998;Petrakos et al, 2000;Fingleton, 2003;Ertur and Le Gallo, 2003).…”

Section: Overview Of Theory and Empirical Studies: Convergence And Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the recent enlargement of the EU complicates the designation of core and periphery and potentially changes the geography, such that convergence and divergence might be simultaneously occurring. Regions that are growing faster do not always coincide with the most developed; while slow growth is not only confined to the least developed-peripheral regions (Armstrong, 1995;Cheshire and Carbonaro, 1995;Cuadrado-Roura et al, 2002). According to Armstrong and Taylor (2000), "there is evidence that slow convergence of regional per capita incomes also appears to have occurred within individual EU member states as well as within many other countries around the world such as Japan, Canada, Australia and India."…”

Section: Overview Of Theory and Empirical Studies: Convergence And Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Regional Convergence and the Economic Performance of Peripheral Areas in Turkey

Gezici

Hewings

2004

Rev Urban & Reg Develop

147

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The objective of this paper is to examine regional convergence and core‐periphery relations in Turkey. The main question explores the degree to which there has been a transformation of interregional disparities in terms of “convergence” and performance of peripheral regions in Turkey by considering GDP per capita over the 1980‐97 period. As a result of σ and β convergence (absolute and conditional) analyses, following Barro and Sala‐i‐Martin (1995), there is no evidence for convergence across both provinces and the functional regions in Turkey from 1980 to 1997. Moreover, a high level of the spatial dependence was revealed. Therefore, the level of regional GDP per capita growth was highly related to the neighbors and disparities are still obvious between the east and west of Turkey. Most of the new dynamic areas are also located in the west. Notwithstanding policies for “Priority Provinces in Development” (PPD), the findings of the convergence analysis indicates that PPDs do not grow faster than core‐developed provinces. Moreover, the majority of them remained as poor regions with their neighbors. While the PPDs share similar features compare to the developed provinces, they are differentiated in terms of their performance.

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Section: Overview Of Theory and Empirical Studies: Convergence And Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Overview Of Theory and Empirical Studies: Convergence And Thmentioning

confidence: 99%

Regional Convergence and the Economic Performance of Peripheral Areas in Turkey

Gezici

Hewings

2004

Rev Urban & Reg Develop

147

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“…In doing so, we examine the main features of the economic trends in the CEE regions during the period of transition, focusing on inequality, polarisation and regional mobility. Our main purpose is to contribute to the understanding of territorial imbalances in this geographical context in terms of output per worker, a key factor in regional growth processes (López-Bazo et al, 1999;Cuadrado, Mancha and Garrido, 2002) 2 .…”

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Spatial Disparities in Productivity in Central and Eastern Europe

Ezcurra

Pascual

2007

Eastern European Economics

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This paper examines the evolution of territorial imbalances in productivity in 39Central and Eastern Europe regions between 1992 and 2001. The results obtained show an overall reduction in regional inequality over the study period. This process was compatible with the simultaneous presence of between-country convergence and within-country divergence. In any event, the polarisation of the distribution under consideration is seen to decrease, while the registered level of intra-distribution mobility is relatively low. The analysis also indicates that regional disparities in output per worker in Central and Eastern Europe are closely linked to intrinsic differences between regions. Finally, we investigate the role played in explaining observed dispersion in sectoral productivity levels by the national component, spatial location, agglomeration economies and geographical distance to the economic core of the European Union.

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“…In the case of Spain, research on changing trade relations between Spain and the European Union has revealed that this sort of rationalisation is happening (Molina and Martṍn Roda, 1996). European integration has been yielding rising specialisation in manufacturing in Spain and large foreign-owned MNEs are making particularly strong contributions to this trend (Dokopoulou and Hamilton, 1989;Cuadrado Roura et al, 1998). Hence it must be argued that the most critical task facing Spanish industry in the enlarged EC after 1986 and SEM after 1993 has been to modernise technology and raise productivity in sectors and manufacturing stages with more standardised processes.…”

Section: Economies Of Scalementioning

confidence: 97%

European Integration and Local Capacities for Manufacturing Adjustment and Change: The Case of Spain

Hamilton

Rodríguez‐Pose

2001

Urban Studies

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The southward enlargement of the European Community with the full accession of Spain and Portugal in 1986 and the creation of the Single Market in 1993 have opened up new opportunities for exports to the EU and have intensi ed competition with Spanish-made products in the rest of the EU. This paper hypothesises that local adjustment to European integration is conditioned by the comparative local advantages (or disadvantages) in human resources, nodality and external economies which can shape local capacity for the achievement of economies of scale in production, technological modernisation, the development of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and business services. The capacities for these four dynamic processes are articulated through the interaction between the investment decisions of Spanish and foreign-owned rms and the local comparative advantages, and hence in uence the capacity of localities to respond to European integration through trade creation and trade diversion.

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Regional Dynamics in the European Union: Winners and Losers

Cited by 20 publications

References 11 publications

Regional Convergence and the Economic Performance of Peripheral Areas in Turkey

Regional Convergence and the Economic Performance of Peripheral Areas in Turkey

Spatial Disparities in Productivity in Central and Eastern Europe

European Integration and Local Capacities for Manufacturing Adjustment and Change: The Case of Spain

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