European Regional Growth is the result of three major influences. First, the ongoing integration of the European regional economies and the need to understand what this means for European economic and social cohesion. Second, the development of geo-economic theories. Third, the development of techniques of spatial data analysis, simulation, data visualization and spatial econometrics. The outcome is a collection of chapters that apply these methods, motivated by a variety of theoretical positions. The book provides powerful and detailed analyses of the causes of income, productivity and employment variations across Europe's regions, and insights into their future prospects.

On the relative economic performance of the EU regions with a strong spatial and regional perspective on the problem of EU convergence and social and economic cohesion Insight into how data analysis and simulation methods can be used to understand Europe's regional economic diversity An appreciation of the strong forces for economic divergence and convergence that are at play in the EU's geo-economy Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Advances in Spatial Science

This series of books is dedicated to reporting on recent advances in spatial science. It contains scientific studies focusing on spatial phenomena, utilising theoretical frameworks, analytical methods, and empirical procedures specifically designed for spatial analysis. The series brings together innovative spatial research utilising concepts, perspectives, and methods with a relevance to both basic science and policy making. The aim is to present advances in spatial science to an informed readership in universities, research organisations, and policy-making institutions throughout the world.

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• Monographs of theoretical and applied research in spatial science;

• State-of-the-art vorlumes in areas of basic research;

• Reports of innovative theories and methods in spatial science;

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Inhalt
1 Models and Simulations of GDP per Inhabitant Across Europe's Regions: A Preliminary View.- 2 An Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis of European Regional Disparities, 19801995.- 3 A Spatial Econometric Analysis of Convergence Across European Regions, 19801995.- 4 Spatial Convergence Clubs and the European Regional Growth Process,19801995.- 5 Spatial Distance in a Technology Gap Model.- 6 The Spatial Distribution of Labour Productivity in the European Regions: A Study in Spatial Econometrics.- 7 Trade, Human Capital and Innovation: The Engines of European Regional Growth in the 1990s.- 8 The Technology Gap and European Regional Growth Dynamics.- 9 Employment Growth of Small Computing Services Firms and the Role of Horizontal Clusters: Evidence from Great Britain 19912000.- 10 Externalities and Local Economic Growth in Manufacturing Industries.- 11 Regional Disparities in Income and Unemployment in Europe.- 12 Regional Growth in Western Europe: An Empirical Exploration of Interactions with Agriculture and Agricultural Policy.- 13 Explaining the Distribution of Manufacturing Productivity in the EU Regions.- Author Index.- Figures.- Tables.- Contributors.