In this paper we investigate the impact of local quality of government on the attractiveness of European regions to … migrants. The analysis is based on panel data estimations of 254 regions for the period between 1995 and 2009. Different … effectiveness, on the ability of European regions to attract future residents. …

of why post-war Germany is more dynamic than Britain, we evaluate arguments stressing institutional change, catching …, in inter-temporal perspective the scope for catching up between Germany and Britain is unimpressive. We find growth and …

within regions. Using multiplicative interaction models and regionally aggregated microeconomic data for more than 100 …

This paper assesses convergence in output per head across regions in the European Community (EC), for the period 1975 … strong differences in the pattern of convergence across sub-periods and across subsets of regions. If Southern Europe seemed … to catch up in the early 1980s, it stagnated, at best, in the second part of the 1980s. The regions in Northern Europe …

international economy assume that trade takes place between nations or regions which are themselves dimensionless points. We develop …

the ability of EMU to deal with shocks that are specific to regions or countries. The assumption behind these concerns is …

This paper models regional earnings and unemployment in the ten regions of Great Britain between 1972 and 1995, paying …

- with the only exception of France and Spain - some regions enjoy full employment, while others have a very high …

United States. It analyses to what extent regional employment dynamics are common to all regions in Europe and to all states … to all EEC regions. Next, the paper studies the adjustment mechanisms that a typical region specific shock triggers. It …

This paper delves into the factors which determine the attractiveness of regions in Europe for migrants. Contrary to … analyzing net migration data for 133 European regions between 1990 and 2006. Our results show that, in addition to economic …