Regional Disparities and Growth in the European Union

Chapter 1 Review of Relevant Studies
1 Introduction

2 Regional Convergence and Economic Integration
2.1 Regional Convergence: Theoretical Considerations
2.2 Concepts of Convergence
2.3 Spatial Autocorrelation
2.4 Regional Disparities in the Enlarged EU
2.5 Economic Integration and Convergence

3 Skill-Specific Employment Growth and the Effects of Local Human Capital and Skill Segregation
3.1 Changes in the Demand for High and Low Skills
3.2 Product Life-Cycles and Functional Specialisation
3.3 Local Human Capital Externalities and Skill Complementarities
3.4 Skill-Specific Employment Growth
3.5 Workplace Segregation by Skill

4 Summary and Outlook
References

Chapter 2 Regional Income Inequality and Convergence Processes in the EU-25
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical and Empirical Considerations
3 Dataset and Regional System
4 Development of Regional Disparities in the EU
4.1 Spatial Distribution of Income Levels and Growth
4.2 Between- and Within-Country Inequality
5 Estimation
5.1 ?-Convergence
5.2 Spatial Dependence
5.3 Estimation Results
6 Conclusions
References
Appendix

Chapter 3 EU Enlargement and Convergence - Does Market Access Matter?
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Theory
2.1 A Two-Country, Three-Region NEG Model
2.2 Effects of Integration
2.3 Implications for EU Enlargement
3 Methodology
3.1 Integration and Market Access
3.2 Integration and Convergence
4 Data and Regional System
5 Empirical Results
5.1 Enlargement and Changes in Market Access
5.2 Regional Convergence in the Enlarged European Union
5.3 Convergence and the Effects of Integration
6 Conclusions
References

Chapter 4 The Determinants of Regional Disparities in Skill Segregation - Evidence from a Cross Section of German Regions
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Theoretical Background
3 Data
4 Methodological Issues
4.1 Measurement of Skill Segregation
4.2 Regression Analysis
5 Evidence on Regional Differences in Skill Segregation
among German Regions
5.1 Descriptive Overview
5.2 Regression Results
6 Conclusions
References

Chapter 5 Local Human Capital, Segregation by Skill, and Skill-Specific Employment Growth
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Local Human Capital and Skill Segregation
2.1 Human Capital Externalities and Skill Complementarities
2.2 Human Capital, Skill Segregation and Employment Growth
3 Data
4 Skill Segregation
4.1 Measuring Skill Segregation
4.2 Skill Segregation in West German Regions
5 Regression Model
5.1 Specification
5.2 Results
6 Conclusions
References
Appendix

Chapter 6 Summary and Conclusions
1 Motivation and Common Features of the Chapters
2 Summary of the Chapters
3 Conclusions
References
Abstract
Kurzfassung