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 …

The aim of the article is to verify the convergence process of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) (CEE10) countries … economic integration and convergence as well as business environment and growth. The study methods applied in in the article …10 and EU15 countries were developing in accordance with the convergence hypothesis. The impact of economic integration …

present study suggests an asymmetric, convergence-stimulating impact of EU membership on long-term growth. …

in the analysis of the convergence process of European Union (EU15) regions by systematically applying a method to … results suggest that convergence pattern of EU regions depends on the spatial scale of analysis and that convergence occurs …

acceleration of economic growth of the 11 Central and Eastern European countries (CEE-11), including their real convergence to the … convergence of GDP growth paths of the CEE-11 economies toward the EU-15. Our findings show that EU membership contributed …-up process in income levels toward the EU-15. The convergence accelerated after EU enlargement but the results of individual …

This article focuses on convergence in terms of output per working-age person across regions in the European Union for … “objective 1” region improves the speed of convergence as compared to what would be expected, given the regions’ initial … conditions. We find evidence of conditional convergence among EU regions, with the quality of national institutions having a …