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The paper estimates equations for regional income convergence in selected EU countries and their NUTS 3 level regions during the European Union pre-enlargement period (1995–2002), using both spatial and non-spatial approaches. There has been absolute income convergence between regions in both...
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This paper deals with the development of regional income disparities and convergence processes in the countries of the European Union. Overall, 861 regions – mainly at the regional level NUTS-3 – of the EU enlarged in May 2004 are analysed for the period 1995 - 2003. We use the two classical...
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<em>Regional Income Inequality and Convergence Processes in the EU-25</em> This paper deals with the development of disparities in regional per capita GDP and convergence processes in the enlarged EU. A cross-section of 861 regions is analysed for the period from 1995 to 2003. The analyses show that...
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The paper investigates income inequality and convergence among the EU-25 countries and their regions at NUTS 3 (Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics) level during the period 1995-2002. We measure the level of income inequality and its decomposition distinguishing the between and...
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This paper deals with the development of disparities in regional per capita GDP and convergence processes in the enlarged EU. A cross-section of 861 regions is analysed for the period from 1995 to 2003. Firstly, we apply Theil's index of inequality in order to show the development of between-...
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Increasing inequality in qualification specific employment prospects characterises labour markets in most highly developed countries. Theoretical models suggest that in-plant skill segregation might matter for the polarization of employment and wages. According to these models production...
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Altpapier ist bereits seit Längerem ein gefragter Sekundärrohstoff. In der Papierproduktion kommt er in großem Umfang zum Einsatz und wird zugleich mittels etablierter Erfassungssysteme in Deutschland in hohem Maße getrennt von anderen Fraktionen zurückgeholt. Zwar unterliegen die Preise...
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Am 1. Juni 2012 tritt in Deutschland die Novelle des Kreislaufwirtschaftsgesetzes in Kraft. Mit ihr sollen gleichermaßen europarechtliche Vorgaben (Richtlinie 2008/98/EG) erfüllt, sowie der weitere Umbau zu einer Stoffstromwirtschaft vorangetrieben werden. Von besonderer Bedeutung für...
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Die deutsche Verpackungsverordnung hat in den letzten zwanzig Jahren das Umweltbewusstsein der Verbraucher erhöht und die Entsorgungswirtschaft zu einem florierenden Wirtschaftszweig gemacht. Allerdings ist die Verpackungsverordnung im Laufe der Zeit wegen Vollzugs- und Wettbewerbsdefiziten...
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