Regional Disparities and Growth in the European Union (PDF)

Chapter 1 Review of Relevant Studies 1 Introduction 2 Regional Convergence and Economic Integration 2.1 Regional Convergence: Theoretical Considerations 2.2 Concepts of Convergence 2.3 Spatial Autocorrelation 2.4 Regional Disparities in the Enlarged EU 2.5 Economic Integration and Convergence 3 Skill-Specific Employment Growth and the Effects of Local Human Capital and Skill Segregation 3.1 Changes in the Demand for High and Low Skills 3.2 Product Life-Cycles and Functional Specialisation 3.3 Local Human Capital Externalities and Skill Complementarities 3.4 Skill-Specific Employment Growth 3.5 Workplace Segregation by Skill 4 Summary and Outlook References Chapter 2 Regional Income Inequality and Convergence Processes in the EU-25 Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Theoretical and Empirical Considerations 3 Dataset and Regional System 4 Development of Regional Disparities in the EU 4.1 Spatial Distribution of Income Levels and Growth 4.2 Between- and Within-Country Inequality 5 Estimation 5.1 -Convergence 5.2 Spatial Dependence 5.3 Estimation Results 6 Conclusions References Appendix Chapter 3 EU Enlargement and Convergence - Does Market Access Matter? Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Theory 2.1 A Two-Country, Three-Region NEG Model 2.2 Effects of Integration 2.3 Implications for EU Enlargement 3 Methodology 3.1 Integration and Market Access 3.2 Integration and Convergence 4 Data and Regional System 5 Empirical Results 5.1 Enlargement and Changes in Market Access 5.2 Regional Convergence in the Enlarged European Union 5.3 Convergence and the Effects of Integration 6 Conclusions References Chapter 4 The Determinants of Regional Disparities in Skill Segregation - Evidence from a Cross Section of German Regions Abstract 1 Introduction 2 Theoretical Background 3 Data 4 Methodological Issues 4.1 Measurement of Skill Segregation 4.2 Regression Analysis 5 Evidence on Regional Differences in Skill Segregation among German Regions 5.1 Descriptive Overview 5.2 Regression Results 6

Friso Schlitte promovierte zu dem Thema "Regionales Wachstum in Deutschland und Europa" und ist Senior Researcher am Hamburgischen WeltWirtschaftsInstitut (HWWI) tätig.