Economic disparities between the regions of the European Union are of constant concern both for policy and economic research. In this paper we examine whether there are overlapping trends of regional development in the EU: overall convergence on the one hand and persistent or even increasing...

We use a large micro-dataset to assess the importance of intangible capital - organisation, R&D and ICT capital - for the economic performance of establishments and regions in Germany. In 2003 self-produced intangible capital accounted for more than one fifth of the total capital stock of...

Heute gilt Berlin wieder als „in“. Trotz prekärer Haushaltslage hat die Stadt ihre zentralen Standortmerkmale Kultur, Bildung und Forschung profiliert. Die Investitionen der Wirtschaft steigen, die Zahl der Menschen, die hier Arbeit finden, ebenfalls. Allerdings sah es nach der Euphorie der...

We use a large micro-dataset to assess the importance of intangible capital - organisation, R&D and ICT capital - for the economic performance of establishments and regions in Germany. In 2003 self-produced intangible capital accounted for more than one fifth of the total capital stock of...

Regionale wirtschaftliche Disparitäten sind die zentralen Orientierungsgrößen der auf Konvergenz und Kohäsion gerichteten nationalen und europäischen Regionalpolitik. In diesem Papier untersuchen wir, wie sich die Pro-Kopf-Einkommen in den Regionen der EU 15 entwickelt haben. Die...

The vast majority of regions in West Germany, and the EU, have become more similar in terms of per-capita income and productivity between 1980 and 2000. But a number of rich areas - generally large agglomerations - have succeeded in departing from this trend of convergence. They are continuing...