REGIONAL CONVERGENCE: THEORY AND EMPIRICS

Stilianos Alexiadis ()
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Regional Science Inquiry, 2020, vol. XII, issue 1, 245-252

Abstract: One of the most controversial issues in regional science is regional convergence. Do regions converge? Why the existing inequalities across regions persist overtime, despite some movements towards convergence. Such questions had bred an extensive literature. In this paper, a model of regional convergence focusing on technological factors is developed. This model is tested using data for the EU-27 regions. A possible explanation for these results is offered and suggests that might afford an interesting policy conclusion.

Keywords: Regional convergence; Technological gaps; Technology adoption (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: R10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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