This paper deals with the development of regional income disparities and convergence processes in the countries of the European Union. Overall, 861 regions mainly at the regional level NUTS-3 of the EU enlarged in May 2004 are analysed for the period 1995 - 2003. We use the two classical...

This paper deals with the development of disparities in regional per capita GDP and convergence processes in the enlarged EU. A cross-section of 861 regions is analysed for the period from 1995 to 2003. Firstly, we apply Theil's index of inequality in order to show the development of between-...

This paper deals with the development of regional income disparities and convergence processes in the countries of the European Union. Overall, 861 regions – mainly at the regional level NUTS-3 – of the EU enlarged in May 2004 are analysed for the period 1995 - 2003. We use the two classical...