Convergence Clubs and Spatial Externalities Models and Applications of Regional Convergence in Europe /

• Main Author: Alexiadis, Stilianos. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Series: Advances in Spatial Science, The Regional Science Series,
• Subjects: Economics.; Geography.; Regional economics.; Economics/Management Science.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Economic Geography.; R & D/Technology Policy.
• Online Access: https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31626-5

Do dynamic externalities, in the form of technology creation, adoption and spatial agglomeration shape the pattern of regional growth in Europe? This study provides an alternative view on regional convergence. A model is developed which attributes club-convergence to existing differences with respec...

Table of Contents:

• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Neoclassical and Post-Keynesian Theories of Regional Growth and Convergence/Divergence
• 3 'Endogenous Growth Theory' and 'New Economic Geography'
• 4 Club Convergence
• 5 Empirical Measure of Regional Convergence
• 6 EU-27 Regions: Absolute or Club Convergence? 7 'Club Convergence': Geography, Externalities and Technology
• 8 Conclusions
• Appendices
• References.