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OverviewThis title looks at economic growth of EU regions both from a theoretical and empirical perspective in the context of European integration. It provides rich empirical evidence of European regional problems and growth patterns and investigates growth and convergence of EU regions with advanced econometric panel data methods. It should prove valuable reading for growth researchers and regional economists. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gabriele TondlPublisher: Springer Verlag GmbH Imprint: Springer Verlag GmbH Weight: 0.620kg ISBN: 9783211836729ISBN 10: 3211836721 Pages: 369 Publication Date: June 2001 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsThe European cohesion problem: Income disparities in the European Union; The social dimension of cohesion: Unemployment disparities, and their linkage with income disparities; Major theories in the explanation of regional disparities - An overview.- The neo-classical model of growth, and regional convergence: The neo-classical model of growth as the cornerstone of the convergence hypothesis; Convergence: The theoretical concept; On the methodologies of empirical convergence analysis; Convergence studies for EU regions - A literature review; Policy implications.- The changing pattern of regional convergence in Europe. Empirical evidence from a cross-section and a panel data analysis: Introduction; The econometric methods applied in this study to test for convergence; The data; Results: Regional convergence and non-convergence in Western Europe during the past 40 years; Conclusions.- Further economic theories in the convergence - Divergence debate: The possibility of regional divergence in models of endogenous growth; The contribution of the new economic geography in the convergence - divergence debate; Conclusions.- Investment and growth: The role of investment in models of economic growth; How investment promoting policies affect growth; Conclusions and policy implications.- Public capital and growth: Introduction; Public capital in models of economic growth; Empirical evidence of the growth impact of public capital.- Technological change, knowledge creation, and growth: Technological change and economic growth; Education: The production of human capital as a source of endogenous growth; Empirics of innovation, human capital formation and growth in EU regions.- Other determinants of growth: Introduction; Other economic determinants of growth; Social factors and growth.- What determined the uneven growth of Europe's southern regions? An empirical study with panel data: Introduction; The data set; Empirical developments in the Southern regions and Ireland; Estimation of the determinants of income and growth in a panel data model; Results, Conclusions.-ReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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