Integration, Growth and Cohesion in an Enlarged European Union

Integration, Growth and Cohesion in an Enlarged European Union Edited by: Bradley, Petrakos, and Traistaru This book’s thirteen contributions bring together the results of recent research on determinants of regional specialization, growth, and convergence

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ZEI Studies in European Economics and Law edited by:

Jürgen von Hagen and Christian Koenig Center for European Integration Studies (ZEI) University of Bonn Walter Flex Strasse 3 D-53113 Bonn Germany Volume I REGIONAL ASPECTS OF MONETARY POLICY IN EUROPE edited by Jürgen von Hagen and Christopher J. Waller Volume II INSTITUTIONS, POLITICS AND FISCAL POLICY edited by Rolf R. Strauch and Jürgen von Hagen Volume III EMPIRICAL STUDIES OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES IN EUROPE edited by John W. Maxwell and Jürgen von Hagen Volume IV REGIONALISM IN EUROPE: Geometries and Strategies After 2000 edited by Jürgen von Hagen and Mika Widgren Volume V POLITICAL ECONOMY OF TRANSITION AND DEVELOPMENT: Institutions, Politics and Policies edited by Nauro F. Campos and Jan Fidrmuc Volume VI FISCAL FEDERALISM IN UNITARY STATES edited by Per Molander Volume VII INTEGRATION, GROWTH AND COHESION IN AN ENLARGED EUROPEAN UNION edited by John Bradley, George Petrakos and Iulia Traistaru

INTEGRATION, GROWTH AND COHESION IN AN ENLARGED EUROPEAN UNION

edited by John Bradley, George Petrakos and

Iulia Traistaru

Springer

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface

vii

Editors

ix

List of Contributors

xi

1

Integration, Growth and Cohesion in an Enlarged European Union: An Overview John Bradley, George Petrakos and Iulia Traistaru

1

PART I: INTEGRATION, GROWTH AND INEQUALITIES 2 3

4

5

6

7

Regional Inequalities in the European Union George Petrakos, Andrés Rodríguez-Pose and Ageliki Anagnostou

29

Regional Inequalities in the EU Accession Countries: Evolution and Challenges George Petrakos, Yannis Psycharis and Dimitris Kallioras

45

Total Factor Productivity and Economic Freedom Implications for EU Enlargement Ronald Moomaw and Euy-Seok Yang

65

What Determines Relative Sectoral Investment Patterns in EU Regions? Claudia Stirböck

87

Catching-up Process, South-South Integration and Location of Industrial Activity Arsène Rieber and Thi Anh-Dao Tran

131

A Historical Investigation of Regional Patterns of Specialization: The Case of Italy Giovanna Vertova

151

PART II: EVALUATIONS OF COHESION POLICIES 8

9

Promoting Cohesion in the Enlarged EU – Is There a Role for National Development Plans? John Bradley

173

HERMIN: A Macro Model Framework for the Study of Cohesion and Transition John Bradley, János Gács, Alvar Kangur and Natalie Lubenets

207

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10 Macro Impact Evaluation of National Development Plans: Ireland and Estonia John Bradley, Alvar Kangur and Natalie Lubenets

243

11 The Role of E