disparities have ceased to diminish across the European regions since 1980, although convergence between countries has continued …The paper surveys the main trends of per capita income convergence in the European Union. It stresses that income … behind income convergence are analized by means of the decomposition of per capita income in labor productivity and …

the real-nominal convergence nexus from the perspective of euro area entry. We argue that the initial level of economic … development as measured by per capita income and the speed of real convergence have a bearing on the strategies to follow and on …

In this study, we use two representative surveysto investigate how competition and cooperation relate on the individual … competition and cooperation is positive and significant, even if we take into account the respondent's age, gender, settlement … type and region of residency. We also find that competition and cooperation relate in a nonlinear way to educational …

In this study, we use two representative surveysto investigate how competition and cooperation relate on the individual … competition and cooperation is positive and significant, even if we take into account the respondent’s age, gender, settlement … type and region of residency. We also find that competition and cooperation relate in a nonlinear way to educational …

combined training, mentoring and start-up subsidies) were running in convergence regions, hence probabilities for obtaining …

leakages into the surrounding regions are high being around 80%. The city of Casey is unable to provide education, medical …