Convergence in regional well-being in the European Union, 2000–2021

Maria-Teresa Gallo-Rivera (), Rubén Garrido-Yserte (), José-Ramón Boán-Garcés () and Tomás Mancha-Navarro ()
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Maria-Teresa Gallo-Rivera: University of Alcalá
Rubén Garrido-Yserte: University of Alcalá
José-Ramón Boán-Garcés: University of Alcalá
Tomás Mancha-Navarro: University of Alcalá

The Annals of Regional Science, 2025, vol. 74, issue 1, No 19, 33 pages

Abstract: Abstract The paper examines the changes in well-being across different regions in EU countries from 2000 to 2021. It evaluates a variety of indicators related to material, personal, and community well-being. The results suggest that assuming perfect substitutability among different dimensions can lead to overestimating progress in regional well-being. Additionally, the study finds that the composite regional well-being index worsened from 2000 to 2014 but may have shown signs of improvement from 2014 to 2021. Also, no signs of convergence were found from 2000 to 2014; in contrast, the convergence path might have recovered from 2014 to 2021. However, the methods used to weigh different dimensions led to variations in regional well-being convergence or divergence patterns.

JEL-codes: I31 R11 R58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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