Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/330440 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Citation: 
[Journal:] Letters in Spatial and Resource Sciences [ISSN:] 1864-404X [Volume:] 18 [Issue:] 1 [Article No.:] 20 [Publisher:] Springer [Place:] Berlin, Heidelberg [Year:] 2025
Publisher: 
Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
Abstract: 
This study investigates whether Circular Material Use (CMU) fosters convergence in resource productivity across the 27 European Union (EU) countries, relying on data spanning 2000-2023. Using Phillips and Sul's club convergence framework, we identify four distinct convergence clubs, demonstrating persistent disparities. Our ordered probit analysis reveals that higher CMU significantly increases a country's likelihood of belonging to a higher resource productivity club. These findings underscore CMU's role in bridging resource productivity gaps and emphasize the need for targeted circular economy policies.
Subjects: 
Resource productivity
Club convergence
Circular material use
European union
JEL: 
Q32
Q38
Q50
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Document Type: 
Article
Document Version: 
Published Version

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