Cohesive Growth in Europe: A Tale of Two Peripheries

Abstract Over the last two decades, income disparities between EU member states tended to decline, particularly before the financial crisis. While Central and Eastern Europe caught up with the EU average, Southern Europe fell behind after 2009. Catch-up growth in both peripheries relied on nominal c...

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Main Author: Michael Dauderstädt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2021-04-01
Series:Intereconomics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10272-021-0964-y
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title Cohesive Growth in Europe: A Tale of Two Peripheries
title_full Cohesive Growth in Europe: A Tale of Two Peripheries
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