Regional disparities in the enlarged European Union: geography, innovation and structural change

In: Routledge advances in regional economics, science and policy 13

Abstract

1. Introduction -- 2. Regional income disparities : theories and facts -- 3. Classifying European regions on the basis of specialization, knowledge and socio-economic groups -- 4. The evolution of income disparities in the enlarged EU and the role of specialization, knowledge and socio-economic groups -- 5. The evolution of regional disparities in labour productivity and employment rates in the EU : the role of specialization, knowledge and socio-economic groups -- 6. A closer look at the evolution of regional disparities in Central and Eastern Europe after the transition -- 7. Conclusions.