conclude that Colombian regions did not converge during this time. Although poorer regions grew at faster rates, the dispersion … markets that concentrated in the central regions of the country, and their integration to regional markets through the … development of both coastal regions, Pacific and the Caribbean, lagged behind those regions located in the center. We believe that …

of the region’s natural resources. Key Words: Structural Funds; Ex-post Evaluation; Convergence; Input-Output; Cross …, the central idea of regional policy, which defines community convergence tools, would be questioned. Results show …

This paper tests the convergence hypothesis across the EU NUTS II regions between 1990 and 2001. It does that using the … does not. The paper also tests whether the eligibility for “objective 1” promotes faster convergence of these regions, but … there is no evidence of that being the case. There is also evidence of conditional convergence among EU regions, with a …

. It focuses on the effects of EU spending on the convergence process across Italian regions from 1996 to 2007. The … assigning greater finance to the more backward regions, on the other hand, we reveal that the beneficiary regions have managed …

Funds in Objective 1 regions, Reg. Studies 38, 97-113. European regional support has grown in parallel with European … important policy area in the EU. The majority of the development funds have been earmarked for Objective 1 regions, i.e. regions … under increasing criticism based on two facts: the lack of upward mobility of assisted regions; and the absence of regional …

focuses on the effects of EU spending on the convergence process across Italian regions from 1996 to 2007. The empirical … finance to the more backward regions, on the other hand, we reveal that the beneficiary regions have managed these EU …

In this paper, I try to estimate the impact of Structural Funds on the growth rates of Objective 1 European regions … that Structural Funds have positively influenced the growth process of Objective 1 regions, although their impact has been … periods appears in the estimated rates of beta-convergence and the catching-up effect. …

Rationale Economic convergence measured by income per capita refers to the process whereby lower income regions post … this phenomenon and investigate its possible causes. Takeaways •Economic convergence between the Spanish regions was …, largely driven by capital accumulation, was the main determinant of the convergence process between 1980 and 2008. It is also …