The southern European periphery suffered a severe setback in its catching-up process versus Western Europe after the financial crisis with GDP dropping by 10% between 2008 and 2012 and unemployment increasing to 20% for Greece, Portugal and Spain. We analyze first the reason for this setback,...

Despite the wealth of micro-macro data on short-term demographic dynamics, the impact of metropolitan growth and economic downturns on local fertility is still under-investigated in advanced economies. Recent studies in low-fertility contexts have assumed suburban birth rates as being...

Despite being one of the world's major internationally traded services, tourism remains neglected within debates on European integration and growth models. We highlight the rise of tourism-led growth in southern Europe and argue that the process of European integration has been a double-edged...

Die Beschränkung der Reisefreiheit und weitreichende Infektionsschutzmaßnahmen im Zuge der Covid-19-Pandemie stellt besonders in den Urlaubsländern Südeuropas die Existenz vieler Tourismusbetriebe in Frage, was die wirtschaftliche Krise in den tourismusintensiven EU-Staaten verschärft. Die...