examines what is the best way for candidate countries to fuel real convergence. The experience from earlier EU enlargements and … should be terminated as soon as possible. Second, labour and capital mobility are good for growth and economic convergence …

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 …<196>90. We use three alternative methodologies to measure convergence, which yield consistent results. We observe that there are …

and corruption. East Germany’s early experience of rapid wage and income, but not productivity, convergence raised fears …, the prospects for East German convergence are now more promising. …

Objective 1 Spanish regions, using a simple supply-side model estimated with a panel of regional data. The results suggest that … assisted regions and the rest of the country. …

Union, this Paper studies a very simple multi-country model built around two regions: a core and a periphery. Technological …

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

This paper analyses the geography of innovation in China and India. Using a tailor-made panel database for regions in … and technology. Indian innovation hubs also generate positive knowledge spillovers to other regions. …

Innovation is a crucial driver of urban and regional economic success. Innovative cities and regions tend to grow … population surveys for European regions and US Cities, the paper finds, after controlling for other potential factors, good … evidence of a link between innovation and inequality in European regions, but only limited evidence of such a relationship in …

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. …