We analyze unconditional within-country convergence from 1991 to 2009 in 21 European countries. Unlike most previous studies we focus on the heterogeneity of convergence. We find that convergence processes in currency unions are extremely heterogenous, highly discontinuous and strongly...

The experiences of 259 regions in 21 European countries with within country GDP per capita and labour productivity growth suggest that variables associated with pro-active, growth oriented strategies are consistently more important predictors of successful regional development than variables...

Given the recent economic problems of southern EU countries that are rooted in lacking competitiveness, this task will summarise existing knowledge on the factors impeding on or facilitating the economic development of peripheral/low income regions in the EU, and discuss policy options to...

Die Konjunktureintrübung in Österreich bestimmte 2012 auch die regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung. Mit wenigen Ausnahmen verzeichneten alle Sektoren Wachstumseinbußen; die Industrie, die von der jüngsten Konjunkturerholung am meisten profitiert hatte, litt besonders unter dem Nachlassen der...

We analyze unconditional within-country convergence from 1991 to 2009 in 21 European countries. Unlike most previous studies we focus on the heterogeneity of convergence. We find that convergence processes in currency unions are extremely heterogenous, highly discontinuous and strongly...

The experiences of 259 regions in 21 European countries with within country GDP per capita and labour productivity growth suggest that variables associated with pro-active, growth oriented strategies are consistently more important predictors of successful regional development than variables...

Die Konjunktureintrübung in Österreich bestimmte 2012 auch die regionale Wirtschaftsentwicklung. Mit wenigen Ausnahmen verzeichneten alle Sektoren Wachstumseinbußen; die Industrie, die von der jüngsten Konjunkturerholung am meisten profitiert hatte, litt besonders unter dem Nachlassen der...