The transition to a market economy and increased economic integration have fostered regional disparities in Central and Eastern European countries. This paper investigates whether and to what extent wages could act as an equilibrating mechanism in these countries by adjusting to local market...

This paper identifies and explains the impact of increasing economic integration with the European Union on regional structural change and growth in Romania. Using data on imports and exports we first investigate the trade performance patterns between Romania and the European Union in the period...

This paper investigates the impact of market integration on regional production structures and regional growth differentials in Hungary over the period 1994-2000. Our analysis indicates a relocation of manufacturing towards border regions, in particular towards regions bordering the European...

At the enlargement of the European Union, the integration of the Central European applicant countries to the European economic area had already been widely implemented. In particular, trade reorientation to the West and foreign direct investment (FDI) had generated intensive economic linkages...

Since 1990, Central and Eastern European countries have experienced increased integration with the European Union which has led to a reallocation of resources across sectors and space. The spatial implications of this process have been little investigated so far. Have regional production...

Standard labor market theories predict that workers employed in more specialized areas earn higher wages in comparison with similar workers employed in less specialized areas. Empirical studies for the US generally confirm the existence of a positive effect of sectoral specialization on wages...

Economic integration leads to a reallocation of resources across sectors and space. Location patterns resulting from North-North and North-South regional trade initiatives have been documented in several studies. However, empirical evidence on South-South agreements is rather limited. In this...

Central and East European economies have experienced since 1990 increasing integration with the European Union via trade and foreign direct investments. The spatial implications of this process have been, so far, little investigated. This paper identifies and explains the effects of economic...

Over the last fifteen years, Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay have implemented major economic reforms including unilateral trade liberalization programs and the constitution of a regional trade bloc, Mercosur. This trade policy change has led to a reallocation of resources across sectors...

This paper aims at uncovering and explaining regional patterns of private enterprise development during the transition to a market economy in Romania. Using available data at regional level, we find different regional patterns of entrepreneurship intensity for new private firms, self-employment...