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| Title: | | Productivity Differences in the European Union : National, Regional and Spatial Effects  |
| Authors: | | Geppert, Kurt Gornig, Martin Stephan, Andreas |
| Issue Date: | | 2003 |
| Series/Report no.: | | DIW-Diskussionspapiere 383 |
| Abstract: | | Using panel data on European regions and applying Analysis of Covariance, our study provides an empirical assessment of the relative importance of national, regional and spatial factors for explaining variations of productivity. Our analysis shows that initial economic conditions or agglomeration and centrality are indeed relevant for differences in productivity levels. What is far more important, however, is which country a region belongs to. Productivity differences in the European Union are thus obviously dominated by national regimes. In light of the historically strong influence of the nation states, this result may come as no surprise. What is surprising is the fact that the role of countries has not decreased over time, despite intensive integration efforts (European Single Market, Economic and Monetary Union). |
| Subjects: | | Regional productivity agglomeration and centrality panel data econometrics |
| JEL: | | C33 O47 R11 |
| Document Type: | | Working Paper |
| Appears in Collections: | | Publikationen von Forscherinnen und Forschern des DIW DIW-Diskussionspapiere
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