The article deals with the development of disparities in regional per capitaGDP and convergence processes in the enlarged EU. A NUTS2 data for the EU-27 countriesis analysed for the period 1995-2008. Poorer European regions show higher average growthrates such that convergence might be...

This paper presents an overview of the nature of the Brazilian Regional inequalities, focusing on some basic statistics and recent estimations that indicate that it arises mainly from differences on individual endowments (human capital) in the many regions, rather than on differences on the...

It is common to think that any regional inequality implies in regional inefficiency. Nevertheless, it is possible such inequalities arise even under an efficient allocation of resources. In these cases, policies can actually worsen resources allocation. This paper clarifies these concepts and...

It is common to think that any regional inequality implies in regional inefficiency. Nevertheless, it is possible such inequalities arise even under an efficient allocation of resources. In these cases, policies can actually worsen resources allocation. This paper clarifies these concepts and...

The paper assesses on empirical grounds the level and the evolution of regional inequalities in each European Union new member-state (EU NMS) and examines the possibility for the emergence of regional convergence clubs. The experience of the EU NMS is a unique situation, where relatively closed...

New Economic Geography models usually abstract from unemployment. By contrast, wage curve models (Blanchflower and Oswald, 1994) imply a negative correlation between regional unemployment and wages, but fail to account for agglomeration effects. Relying upon some stylised facts concerning the...

A model of optimal allocation of investment across regions is developed. It is shown that the optimality conditions may lead to increasing inequalities at the spatial level. Introducing an element of endogenous innovation dualistic situation emerges. An empirical analysis, using data for the...

So far, apart from Appendini (1972) for 1900, there were no Mexican regional GDP estimates for the period before 1930. The aim of this paper is to fill this gap by presenting new Mexican regional GDP pc estimates for several benchmark years between 1895 and 1930. The paper presents the...

This work aims at identifying the determinants of health spending differentials among Italian regions and at highlighting potential margins for savings. The analysis exploits a data set for the 21 Italian regions and autonomous provinces starting in the early 1990s and ending in 2006. After...

In recent times, the attention given to the importance of tourism as a particularly efficient way to promote regional development has significantly increased, owing to the capacity of tourism to create income and employment and to generate synergies within other economic sectors. Tourism is...