European integration perspectives: From cohesion to divergence?

Recher, Vedran; Kurnoga, Nataša

doi:10.1556/032.2017.67.2.3

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“…It also became a point of interest in the context of equalizing economic disparities between countries, especially after the eastward expansions in 2004 and 2007. The subject literature presents many opposing views of economic integration (Haas 1958;Lindberg 1963;Balassa 1973;Machlup 1977;Molle 2006;Recher and Kurnoga 2017;Druzhinin and Prokopyev 2018).…”

Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Even though many studies have been published confirming the occurrence of a gradual process of convergence in the EU countries (CEE + WE), recent papers indicate divergent tendencies (Cuestas et al 2012;Recher and Kurnoga 2017), Alexe (2012) studied the influence of the world crisis on the convergence of the EU countries, paying particular attention to countries which joined the Union after 2004. According to the author countries which joined the EU in 2004 are closing in on the Western European countries in terms of GDP growth per capita, however, in the cases of Bulgaria and Romania, this process is not that obvious.…”

Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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On the Relationship between Economic Integration, Business Environment and Real Convergence: The Experience of the CEE Countries

Głodowska

Pera

2019

Economies

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The aim of the article is to verify the convergence process of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) (CEE10) countries towards Western European countries (EU15) in years 1995–2016. Additionally, the paper aims to show the interaction between economic integration and convergence as well as business environment and growth. The study methods applied in in the article are analysis of the literature and wide range of quantitative methods (descriptive statistics. regression models (OLS and panel), the elements of taxonomic analysis (cluster analysis and Clark’s coefficient of divergence). In the study years, CEE10 and EU15 countries were developing in accordance with the convergence hypothesis. The impact of economic integration on convergence was confirmed as well as the dependence of growth from the business environment in EU10. The added value of the study is the combination of three important research problems: convergence, economic integration and business environment. In addition, the research area concerns the CEE countries, which is very desirable. Many prior studies suggested to elaborate development and business processes in emerging countries like CEE. Thus, the article tries to fulfill this research needs. It has not only cognitive but also utilitarian values. The research results can be taken into consideration by policy makers to create an appropriate development policy and a conducive business environment.

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Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Literature Review and Hypotheses Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

On the Relationship between Economic Integration, Business Environment and Real Convergence: The Experience of the CEE Countries

Głodowska

Pera

2019

Economies

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“…Regarding empirical research on the sample of the European countries, income convergence is confirmed in specific cases/groups and periods (e.g. Stani si c 2012; Gligori c 2014; Recher -Kurnoga 2017).…”

Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

GDP and beyond: Prosperity convergence in the countries of Western and Eastern Europe

Matić

Gavrilović

Stanišić

2020

AOecon

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After Second World War (WWII) a true evolution in understanding of economic development happened, which affected the ways of measuring prosperity, i.e. perceiving changes in people’s welfare. Numerous indicators have been created, which go ‘beyond GDP’ and cover different aspects of development and well-being. The aim of this paper is to analyse prosperity convergence in 32 European countries with a composite indicator – Legatum Prosperity Index (LPI). LPI is more complete than other indicators used in convergence analysis and reflects multidimensional nature of modern development and prosperity. Our research of absolute beta convergence is based on cross-sectional and panel data. Results indicate the existence of convergence in the overall index and its constitutive parts – dimensions and pillars, with different convergence speed regarding LPI and its segments for the total sample of countries, as well as for the countries of Eastern and Western Europe.

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“…Some studies attempt to determine the importance of the spatial distribution of regions in the EU in regard to the interregional convergence process, and relations with closest neighbours are found to be significant (Bal-Domańska, 2014). Attention is also drawn to the effects of the economic crisis in 2008, which disturbed the process of interregional convergence in the EU (Recher & Kurnoga, 2017), as well as demographic changes, which involved a significant reduction in population in recent years (by 15% for Latvia and Lithuania; by 11% for Bulgaria and Romania). In this case, even minimal GDP growth brought about a significant increase of GDP per capita, especially in comparison with regions from developed countries, which are characterised by a high population growth rate (Luxembourg by 25%; Ireland by 21.5% in 2000-2013) (Borowiec, 2015).…”

Section: Theoretical Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Reducing the Development Gaps Between Regions in Poland With the Use of European Union Funds

Czudec

Kata

Wosiek

2019

Technological and Economic Development of Economy

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The paper evaluates the processes of regional income convergence in Poland. This new research approach involves an attempt to assess the process of convergence from the point of view of development gaps. Six key development gaps were considered in the region of Eastern Poland, which is a singular case, significantly different from other regions. A dynamic panel data model was applied to investigate the impact of EU funds on the progress made towards closing these development gaps. Among the analysed development gaps, only the structural gap was not reduced in the period 2004–2015. Studies have also revealed the different impact of structural funds on each category of development gaps (a positive impact on reducing the regional transport accessibility gap and the investment gap, but negative – on reducing the innovation gap). Research has suggested the need for a change in the structure of using EU funds in the period 2014–2020 to favour stronger support for entrepreneurship and the creation of new jobs. Greater stimulation of the economic structure of peripheral regions has been proposed as the prerequisite for the future reduction in the discrepancies between regions and for the intensification of convergence.

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European integration perspectives: From cohesion to divergence?

Cited by 7 publications

References 39 publications

On the Relationship between Economic Integration, Business Environment and Real Convergence: The Experience of the CEE Countries

On the Relationship between Economic Integration, Business Environment and Real Convergence: The Experience of the CEE Countries

GDP and beyond: Prosperity convergence in the countries of Western and Eastern Europe

Reducing the Development Gaps Between Regions in Poland With the Use of European Union Funds

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