Regional Economic Convergence and Employment Performance : Poland Vs. Italy

• Autorzy: Giuseppe Calzoni , Cristiano Perugini , Paolo Polinori , Marcello Signorelli
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

This paper intends to contribute to the empirical analysis of the regional economic convergence and employment performance of Italy and Poland. The two countries present the highest levels of diversification, respectively, between the old members and new EU Countries. A first part of analysis deals with beta convergence between the 36 Polish and Italian regions, using non-parametric techniques. The goal of this analysis is to evaluate and discuss the different dynamics of regional per capita GDP in order to identify common patterns of development. A second empirical analysis is realized comparing the regional labour markets paying particular attention to the quantitative objectives of the European Employment Strategy. In order to evaluate and compare similarities and differences between the 36 regions, a cluster analysis is done using the multivariate statistical techniques. The database is made up of two sets of information: (i) those concerning the basic regional labour markets features: employment and unemployment rates and (ii) those describing the sector composition of employment (NACE 1 sector classification). In the final section the main result and some policy implications are briefly presented. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Regional convergence; Economic convergence; Comparative analysis

PL

Konwergencja regionalna; Konwergencja gospodarcza; Analiza porównawcza

• Czasopismo: Prace Naukowe Akademii Ekonomicznej we Wrocławiu
• Rocznik: 2004
• Numer: nr 1024 Proces globalizacji gospodarki - udział krajów w jej korzyściach i kosztach : wyzwania dla polityki gospodarczej i społecznej państwa
• Strony: 298--320

Twórcy

autor

Giuseppe Calzoni

• University of Perugia, Italy

autor

Cristiano Perugini

• University of Perugia, Italy

autor

Paolo Polinori

• University of Perugia, Italy

autor

Marcello Signorelli

• University of Perugia, Italy

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