Identifying regional disparities in Romania: a convergence process perspective in relation to European Union's territorial structures

Antonescu, Daniela (2012): Identifying regional disparities in Romania: a convergence process perspective in relation to European Union's territorial structures. Published in: Procedia Economics and Finance Volume , Vol. 3, (3 November 2012): pp. 1148-1155.

Abstract

This article aims to use the appropriate models based on dispersion method, variance, to identify the dynamics and amplitude differences in the level of regional development in European Union and Romania, expressed by the GDP, per capita and total. In the present paper, we limit the approach area to two important aspects: identifying the main convergence trends at regional level within EU-27 with the help of GDP/capita, and the analysis of the trends registered at the level of regional disparities in Romania.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: regional disparities; regional convergence; concentration; agglomeration; dispersion
• Subjects: R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R15 - Econometric and Input-Output Models ; Other Models; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R51 - Finance in Urban and Rural Economies

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