Regional Income Inequality and Convergence Processes in the EU-25

Journal title SCIENZE REGIONALI
Author/s Friso Schlitte, Tiiu Paas
Publishing Year 2008 Issue 2008/Suppl. 2 Language English
Pages 21 P. 29-49 File size 119 KB
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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 poorer regions mainly situated in the European periphery have tended to grow faster than the relatively rich regions in the centre of Europe. However, the convergence process has been driven mainly by national factors. In the course of this process, regional disparities within the new member countries have actually increased. Furthermore, we find that spatial growth spillovers lose relevance when crossing a national border. Thus, border impediments still matter for the intensity of economic cross-border integration in the EU. Keywords: regional inequality, convergence, EU-25, regional interactions, spatial econometrics. JEL classification codes: R11, O11, C21

Friso Schlitte, Tiiu Paas, Regional Income Inequality and Convergence Processes in the EU-25 in "SCIENZE REGIONALI " Suppl. 2/2008, pp 29-49, DOI: