Korres Regionalisation, Growth, and Economic Integration

1. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-3-7908-1925-0
Verlag: Physica-Verlag HD
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 308 Seiten

Reihe: Contributions to Economics

This book analyses the process of regionalisation and plots its future development. Regionalisation is a common feature of the changing territorial organisation of European states today. Regionalisation alone, however, cannot produce any of the benefits attributed to it without looking into the conditions in which it occurs. Bringing together theory and empirical applications, coverage examines a host of these conditions.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Korres, George M.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;7
2;Contents;15
3;Part I Macroeconomic Issues of Regional Growth and Economic Integration;21
3.1;Economic Integration and Labour Markets:;22
3.1.1;1 Introduction;22
3.2;Ways Forward;22
3.2.1;2 The Impact of Economic Integration on Firm Location;24
3.2.2;3 Relocation of Firms and Local Wages: The Wage Curve Literature;27
3.2.3;4 Relocation of Workers and Local Wages: Impacts of Immigration;30
3.2.4;5 Adjustments, Spillovers and Regional Short-Term Forecasts;32
3.2.5;6 Research Agenda;34
3.2.6;7 References;36
3.3;An Assessment of the Integration of Eastern European Economies in the European Union;43
3.3.1;1 Introduction;43
3.3.2;2 Nominal Convergence;45
3.3.3;3 The Real Convergence;52
3.3.4;4 Concluding Remarks;55
3.3.5;5 References;55
3.4;Looking at the Monetary Integration: Modeling Interest Rate Transmission Dynamics in Greece. Is There any Structural Break After EMU?;57
3.4.1;1 Introduction;57
3.4.2;2 Studies on the Transmission Dynamics of Interest Rates;59
3.4.3;3 Data Set, Statistical Methodology and Some Preliminary Tests;60
3.4.4;4 The Transmission Dynamics: Findings;62
3.4.5;5 Conclusion;65
3.4.6;6 References;66
3.4.7;7 Tables;68
3.4.8;8 Figures;70
3.4.9;9 Appendix;75
3.5;How Harmful Is International Tax Competition?;76
3.5.1;1 Introduction;76
3.5.2;2 The Model and World Competitive Equilibrium;78
3.5.3;3 Choice of National Policies and General Equilibrium;81
3.5.4;4 Conclusions;86
3.5.5;5 Appendix;87
3.5.6;6 References;89
4;Part II Microeconomic Issues of Regional Growth and Economic Integration;91
4.1;Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and Exchange Rate Uncertainty in Imperfectly Competitive Industries;92
4.1.1;1 Introduction;92
4.1.2;2 The Model;94
4.1.3;3 Econometric Analysis;103
4.1.4;4 Conclusion;112
4.1.5;6 References;113
4.1.6;5 Acknowledgements;113
4.1.7;7 Appendix;114
4.2;Foreign Direct Investment: Explaining the Regional Location Determinants in South- Eastern European Countries;115
4.2.1;1 Introduction;115
4.2.2;2 Importance of FDI;116
4.2.3;3 Attraction Incentives of FDI;118
4.2.4;4 FDI Trends in South-Eastern European Countries;122
4.2.5;5 FDI Location Incentives and Attraction in South-Eastern European Countries;125
4.2.6;6 Conclusion;127
4.2.7;7 References;128
4.3;Starting with the Local - a Knowledge-Based Approach to Economic Integration;133
4.3.1;1 Introduction – Locality and Mess Encouraging “ Wickedness” into Integration;133
4.3.2;2 Technological Change and Economic Integration, Water Management and Agriculture in the Argolid Valley, Greece;136
4.3.3;3 Social Networks as Attributes of Knowledge Integration;140
4.3.4;4 Knowledge Archetypes and Culture as Indicators of Integrative Capability;143
4.3.5;5 Culture and Knowledge and Knowledge About Culture;146
4.3.6;6 From Know-Why to Know-When: Locating Areas of Knowledge;148
4.3.7;7 Barriers to Organisational Learning;152
4.3.8;8 Summary – Enabling Organisational Learning;154
4.3.9;9 References;156
5;Part III Policies and Institutions of Regional Integration;160
5.1;Education, Research and Regional Economic Disparities in the European Union After 2004 Enlargement: Econometric Models and Policy Challenges;161
5.1.1;1 Introduction;161
5.1.2;2 Education, Research and Development (R&D), Industry and Development in 151 EU Regions;162
5.1.3;3 Estimation of an Interregional Econometric Model for 151 European Regions;172
5.1.4;4 Conclusions;176
5.1.5;5 References;179
5.2;European Regional Convergence: Some Evidence for the Role of Information Communication Technologies;180
5.2.1;1 Introduction;180
5.2.2;2 The Regional Dimension of Growth;181
5.2.3;3 On Convergence;183
5.2.4;4 Data Issues;186
5.2.5;5 Estimation;191
5.2.6;6 Conclusion and Policy Implications;193
5.2.7;7 Appendix: Tables and Figures;195
5.2.8;8 References;207
5.3;Regional Disparities and the Effects of Innovation Activities on Regional Integration;209
5.3.1;1 Introduction;209
5.3.2;2 Regional Disparities: Regional Domestic Product (RDP), Population and Employment;210
5.3.3;3 The Regional Policy in European Union;218
5.3.4;4 The European Innovation Policy;224
5.3.5;5 Conclusions;233
5.3.6;6 References;234
6;Part IV Challenges and Prospects for an Integrated Europe;237
6.1;Research and Technological Development Policy and Innovative Performance: The Greek Case Within the EU;238
6.1.1;1 Introduction;238
6.1.2;2 Theoretical Framework;239
6.1.3;3 Methodological Background;241
6.1.4;4 An Overall Review of RTD Policy in Greece: 1950–2005;243
6.1.5;5 An Overall Review of Innovative Performance: The Case of Greece Within the EU;246
6.1.6;6 The European Research Area and the National Policy;254
6.1.7;7 Conclusions;254
6.1.8;8 References;257
6.2;Financial Autonomy of Local Governments: Case Studies of Finland and Poland;260
6.2.1;1 Introduction;260
6.2.2;2 Local Government Finance;263
6.2.3;3 Financial Autonomy of Local Governments;266
6.2.4;4 Conclusions;274
6.2.5;5 References;276
6.3;From Closed to Open Regionalism in Central America: a Preliminary Assessment of the Proposed Belize- Guatemala Free Trade Agreement;277
6.3.1;1 Introduction;277
6.3.2;2 What Is a Free Trade Agreement (FTA)?;279
6.3.3;3 Country Comparisons;283
6.3.4;4 Trade Patterns and Revealed Comparative Advantage;286
6.3.5;5 Discussion;289
6.3.6;6 Conclusion;291
6.3.7;7 References;292
6.4;Aspects of Regional Social Governance. Welfare Reform in the US Implications for a Global Policy Against Exclusion;294
6.4.1;1 Introduction;294
6.4.2;2 The State of Michigan Reforms;297
6.4.3;3 US Institutional Reforms;298
6.4.4;4 IDAs;299
6.4.5;5 Community-based IDA Programs;300
6.4.6;6 Conclusions;306
6.4.7;7 References;307
7;Abbreviations;308
8;Index;311