‐term competitiveness of small and medium‐sized enterprises (SMEs). Following the introduction of the Single European Currency (referred to …

using a random spatial effect model. We find that migration contributes to convergence in regional skill endowments across …

We investigate the convergence process among EU regions between 1980-2002 taking into account the effects of spatial …

We use rolling cointegration to measure the convergence of base money, M2, the consumer price index and industrial …

more useful than the European Commission's approach, which equates social integration with the convergence of living and … convergence of regulations and social policies. …

stimulate growth in the less developed countries. In fact, according to our estimates, with an annual β-convergence of 2% in …

the empirical results caused by the use of different spatial scales in the analysis of convergence process of European … (MAUP). Thus, convergence processes among EU15 are examined across three spatial scales often used in applied work, namely …, NUTS1, NUTS2 and NUTS3, between 2000 and 2008. The paper suggests that convergence pattern of EU regions depends on the …