1st Edition
Lagging Regions in the European Union Structural, Productivity and Efficiency Aspects
Introduction 1. Regional imbalances: Left behind places 2. How unequal is the EU? 3. EU policy for reducing inequalities 4. Left behind places in the EU: Shift-share labour productivity analysis 5. The effectiveness of EU cohesion policy in left-behind places: Data envelopment analysis
Biography
Paweł Dobrzański is an Associate Professor of Economics and a Faculty Member of the Department of Mathematical Economics at Wrocław University of Economics and Business (WUEB, Wrocław, Poland.
Ensuring left-behind places can catch up with richer regions is among the most severe challenges our economies and polities face. This book is a comprehensive compendium of evidence on both regional inequalities and corrective policies in the European Union. This valuable analysis uncovers new facts and sheds light on the EU’s remaining challenges.
--Dani Rodrrik,
Harvard University
Increasing regional disparities in income across the regions of the European Union are a major concern to us all. However, effective policy responses remain elusive. This book makes an excellent contribution as to what can be done. It provides a valuable review of relevant theory, a robust empirical analysis of key data and the contribution of policy. A core finding is that there is an urgent need to deliver new policy initiatives to improve the productivity of Europe’s left behind regions. It should be a core reader for students, academics and policy makers in the field.
--Professor Peter Tyler
Emeritus Professor University of Cambridge
