MAYNOU L., SAEZ M., KYRIACOU A. and BACARIA J. The impact of Structural and Cohesion Funds on Eurozone convergence, 1990-2010, Regional Studies. Ever since the launch of the European integration process, and in particular in the context of Economic and Monetary Union, the European Union has endeavoured to facilitate economic convergence across Europe by providing funds to its poorer regions and countries. The main objective of this paper is to analyse whether the Structural and Cohesion Funds have contributed towards convergence between the Eurozone countries during the past two decades, 1990-2010. The results of the spatio-temporal econometric model specified in this paper illustrate that these funds have positively contributed to the gross domestic product per inhabitant (GDPPC) growth of receiving regions, thus allowing them to reach (conditional) convergence. EurozoneStructural and Cohesion Funds β-convergence σ-convergence MAYNOU L., SAEZ M., KYRIACOU A. and BACARIA J.SAEZ M., KYRIACOU A. et BACARIA J. L'impact du Fonds de cohésion et du Fonds structurel sur la convergence des pays de la zone euro, entre 1990 et 2010, Regional Studies. Depuis les débuts du processus d'intégration européenne, et en particulier dans le contexte de l'Union économique et monétaire, l'Union européenne s'efforce de faciliter la convergence économique à travers l'Europe en versant des fonds aux régions et aux pays défavorisés. Cet article cherche principalement à analyser si, oui ou non, le Fonds de cohésion et le Fonds structurel ont contribué à la convergence entre les pays de la zone euro pendant les deux dernières décennies, à savoir entre 1990 et 2010. Les résultats du modèle économétrique spatio-temporel précisé dans cet article montrent bien que ces fonds ont positivement contribué à la croissance du produit intérieur brut par tête (Pib par tête) des régions d'accueil, ce qui leur permet d'atteindre une convergence (conditionnelle). Zone euro Fonds structurel et Fonds de cohésion Convergence-β Convergence-σ MAYNOU L., SAEZ M., KYRIACOU A. und BACARIA J. Auswirkung der Struktur-und Kohäsionsfonds auf die Konvergenz in der Eurozone, 1990-2010, Regional Studies. Seit Beginn des europäischen Integrationsprozesses und insbesondere im Kontext der Wirtschafts-und Währungsunion hat sich die Europäische Union darum bemüht, die wirtschaftliche Konvergenz in Europa durch Subventionen für ihre ärmeren Regionen und Länder zu fördern. Das Hauptziel dieses Beitrags liegt in einer Untersuchung der Frage, ob die Struktur-und Kohäsionsfonds in den letzten beiden Jahrzehnten (1990-2010) zur Konvergenz der Länder in der Eurozone beigetragen haben. Die Ergebnisse des ökonometrischen Raum-Zeit-Modells dieses Beitrags verdeutlichen, dass diese Fonds in den Empfängerregionen einen positiven Beitrag zum Wachstum des Bruttoinlandsprodukts pro Einwohner geleistet und ihnen auf diese Weise das Erreichen einer (konditionalen) Konvergenz ermöglicht haben. Eurozone Struktur-und Kohäsionsfonds β-Konvergenz σ-Konvergenz Regional Studies, 2014 http://dx.
In a panel setting, we analyse the speed of (beta) convergence of (cause-specific) mortality and life expectancy at birth in EU countries between 1995 and 2009. Our contribution is threefold. First, in contrast to earlier literature, we allow the convergence rate to vary, and thereby uncover significant differences in the speed of convergence across time and regions. Second, we control for spatial correlations across regions. Third, we estimate convergence among regions, rather than countries, and thereby highlight noteworthy variations within a country. Although we find (beta) convergence on average, we also identify significant differences in the catching-up process across both time and regions. Moreover, we use the coefficient of variation to measure the dynamics of dispersion levels of mortality and life expectancy (sigma convergence) and, surprisingly, find no reduction, on average, in dispersion levels. Consequently, if the reduction of dispersion is the ultimate measure of convergence, then, to the best of our knowledge, our study is the first that shows a lack of convergence in health across EU regions.
In all industrial and technological agglomerations several types of public and semi-public actors coexist. The same happens with the levels of government. Consequently, the daily reality of agglomerations is characterized by a wide diversity of innovation-support institutions more or less actively engaged in enhancing the technological capabilities and knowledge flow of the territory. Taking this consideration as a starting point, the article presents the dynamics of the technological agglomeration of the Vallès Occidental County, located within Catalonia, Spain. It has supplied information on the major efforts of different public actors in the territory since the 1980s, mainly through the establishment and enhancement of innovation-support institutions, and analyses succinctly their effects through selected successful and failed cases. Two normative statements are suggested from the analysis. The first is that policy strategies should not try to be hegemonic. Instead, they should be elaborated seeking complementarity and coexistence. A second normative conclusion is the necessity of fostering the learning processes within and across institutions, by mobilizing collectively the assets of the area into an open explicit option for the economic performance of the territory. The conclusions include a final plea for further research about the industrial dynamics and knowledge flows in the Vallès Occidental County, an important growth pole of Catalonia.
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