This paper evaluates the effects of the enlargement of the EU to the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs), focusing on agglomeration and industrial specialisation patterns in Europe. We first present the theoretical debate based on the New Economic Geography models. The outcome is...

Se presentan algunos modelos econometricos de las regiones españolas para analizar la distribucion del turismo, hotelero y extrahotelero a nivel regional y provincial de España en 1991-95. El enfoque resulta novedoso al incluir el estudio del turismo extra-hotelero que tiene en muchos casos...

The recent resurgence of growth studies has indicated technological activities and knowledge spillovers as one of the most important factors in determining the performance of the economic systems. However, only few empirical studies have tried to analyse the flows of technology across regional...

Este articulo analiza varios indicadores de actividad turistica en 100 regiones de 12 paises de la Union Europea durante el periodo 1990-2000. Analizamos las posiciones que las distintas regiones ocupan en el ranking de indicadores de turismo hotelero y extra-hotelero. Consideramos que ambos...

Spatial issues have received renewed interest in economics following the development of the new economic geography. At the same time, there is a general concern that the process of European integration would lead to higher regional specialisation making regions more prone to adverse shocks and...

The paper looks at the link between human capital and regional economic performance in the EU. Using indicators of educational stock, the matching of educational supply and labour demand, and migration extracted from the European Community Household Panel (ECHP), it identifies that the economic...

Der vorliegende Hauptbericht beinhaltet eine Zusammenfassung der Untersuchungsergebnisse zur EU-Osterweiterung, die in der Regel in den Teilberichten ausführlicher dargestellt sind und gibt eine Übersicht über wirtschaftliche Entwicklung, Wettbewerbsfähigkeit und Wirtschaftsstruktur der...

Die Integration Mittel- und Osteuropäischer Staaten (MOEL) in die Europäische Union hat unterschiedliche Blickwinkel je nachdem, ob sie aus der Sicht der derzeitigen Unionsländer, der MOEL oder der Regionen betrachtet wird, die an der Nahtstelle liegen, wo die Grenzen fallen werden. Im...

This paper analyses the Hungarian ICT sector from a Central European and Estern European perspective. It outlines the position of the ICT sector in Central European and Eastern European states. Furthermore, it describes the impact of ICT on structural improvement in the regiuon. In conclusion,...

This paper evaluates the effects of the enlargement of the EU to the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs), focusing on agglomeration and industrial specialisation patterns in Europe. We first present the theoretical debate based on the New Economic Geography models. The outcome is...