Integration, Growth, and Cohesion in an Enlarged European Union

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xii

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2. Integration, Growth and Cohesion in an Enlarged European Union: An Overview

   • John Bradley, George Petrakos, Iulia Traistaru

   Pages 1-25

3. Integration, Growth and Inequalities

   1. Regional Inequalities in the European Union

      • George Petrakos, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, Ageliki Anagnostou

      Pages 29-43

   2. Regional Inequalities in the EU Accession Countries: Evolution and Challenges

      • George Petrakos, Yannis Psycharis, Dimitris Kallioras

      Pages 45-64

   3. Total Factor Productivity and Economic Freedom - Implications for EU Enlargement

      • Ronald L. Moomaw, Euy-Seok Yang

      Pages 65-85

   4. What Determines Relative Sectoral Investment Patterns in EU Regions?

      • Claudia Stirböck

      Pages 87-129

   5. Catching-Up Process, South-South Integration and Location of Industrial Activity

      • Arsène Rieber, Thi Anh-Dao Tran

      Pages 131-150

   6. A Historical Investigation of Regional Patterns of Specialization: The Case of Italy

      • Giovanna Vertova

      Pages 151-170

4. Evaluations of Cohesion Policies

   1. Promoting Cohesion in the Enlarged EU: Is there a Role for National Development Plans?

      • John Bradley

      Pages 173-205

   2. HERMIN: A Macro Model Framework for the Study of Cohesion and Transition

      • John Bradley, János Gács, Alvar Kangur, Natalie Lubenets

      Pages 207-241

   3. Macro Impact Evaluation of National Development Plans: Ireland and Estonia

      • John Bradley, Alvar Kangur, Natalie Lubenets

      Pages 243-274

   4. The Role of Ex-Ante Evaluation in CEE National Development Planning: A Case Study Based on Polish Administrative Experience

      • John Bradley, Janusz Zaleski, Piotr Zuber

      Pages 275-311

   5. Normative and Positive Problems of Regional Policies

      • Jens Südekum

      Pages 313-328

   6. Fiscal Transfer Mechanisms and Asymmetric Shocks in EMU

      • Ansgar Belke, Frank Baumgärtner

      Pages 329-344

5. Back Matter

   Pages 345-348

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This book contributes fresh theoretical and empirical evidence on patterns of regional production structures, specialization, regional disparities, convergence and divergence processes and evaluation of cohesion policies in both current and future European Union (EU) member states in the context of increased integration. These subjects are addressed in both individual and cross-country analyses using innovative methodologies. The book is an essential reading for a large audience including researchers and policy makers working in the fields of economic integration, transition economics and regional development. The thirteen contributions brought together in this book are the result of recent research undertaken in the framework of a larger project initiated and coordinated by the Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI) of the University of Bonn on determinants of regional specialization, growth and convergence in the context of European integration. A number of these papers were presented to a conference on “European integration, regional convergence, location of industrial activity and labour market adjustment” initiated by the Center for European Integration Studies of the University of Bonn and organized jointly with the Center for European Studies of the University “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” of Iasi, Romania. We gratefully acknowledge the financial support from the European Commission Framework Programme and the Center for European Integration Studies of the University of Bonn.

• EU Enlargement
• EU accession
• Enlarged European Union
• European Integration
• European Union
• European Union (EU)
• production

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