Convergence among EU regions (1990-2001) : quality of national institutions and "objective 1" status
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Resumo: | This article focuses on convergence in terms of output per working-age person across regions in the European Union for the period 1990-2001. Controlling for the quality of national institutions, we investigate whether the status of “objective 1” region improves the speed of convergence as compared to what would be expected, given the regions’ initial conditions. We find evidence of conditional convergence among EU regions, with the quality of national institutions having a positive impact, but no evidence on a correlation between the eligibility for objective 1 and faster convergence. |
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Convergence among EU regions (1990-2001) : quality of national institutions and "objective 1" statusConvergenceEconomic growthEuropean UnionInstitutionsThis article focuses on convergence in terms of output per working-age person across regions in the European Union for the period 1990-2001. Controlling for the quality of national institutions, we investigate whether the status of “objective 1” region improves the speed of convergence as compared to what would be expected, given the regions’ initial conditions. We find evidence of conditional convergence among EU regions, with the quality of national institutions having a positive impact, but no evidence on a correlation between the eligibility for objective 1 and faster convergence.SpringerUniversidade do MinhoFreitas, Miguel Lebre dePereira, FilipaTorres, Francisco20032003-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/1822/6843eng"Intereconomics". ISSN 0020-5346. 38:5 (2003) 270-275.0020-5346http://springerlink.metapress.com/content/113472/?p=46d8e9abf8084b51a4ee35676f193618&pi=0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-21T12:42:42Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/6843Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T19:40:00.685085Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Convergence among EU regions (1990-2001) : quality of national institutions and "objective 1" status |
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Convergence among EU regions (1990-2001) : quality of national institutions and "objective 1" status |
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Convergence among EU regions (1990-2001) : quality of national institutions and "objective 1" status Freitas, Miguel Lebre de Convergence Economic growth European Union Institutions |
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Convergence among EU regions (1990-2001) : quality of national institutions and "objective 1" status |
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Convergence among EU regions (1990-2001) : quality of national institutions and "objective 1" status |
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Convergence among EU regions (1990-2001) : quality of national institutions and "objective 1" status |
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Convergence among EU regions (1990-2001) : quality of national institutions and "objective 1" status |
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Convergence among EU regions (1990-2001) : quality of national institutions and "objective 1" status |
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Freitas, Miguel Lebre de |
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Freitas, Miguel Lebre de Pereira, Filipa Torres, Francisco |
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Pereira, Filipa Torres, Francisco |
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Universidade do Minho |
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Freitas, Miguel Lebre de Pereira, Filipa Torres, Francisco |
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Convergence Economic growth European Union Institutions |
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Convergence Economic growth European Union Institutions |
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This article focuses on convergence in terms of output per working-age person across regions in the European Union for the period 1990-2001. Controlling for the quality of national institutions, we investigate whether the status of “objective 1” region improves the speed of convergence as compared to what would be expected, given the regions’ initial conditions. We find evidence of conditional convergence among EU regions, with the quality of national institutions having a positive impact, but no evidence on a correlation between the eligibility for objective 1 and faster convergence. |
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2003 |
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"Intereconomics". ISSN 0020-5346. 38:5 (2003) 270-275. 0020-5346 http://springerlink.metapress.com/content/113472/?p=46d8e9abf8084b51a4ee35676f193618&pi=0 |
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