The Regional Development Trap in Europe

IF 7.2 1区经济学 Q1 ECONOMICS

Economic Geography Pub Date : 2022-07-14 DOI:10.1080/00130095.2022.2080655

Andreas Diemer, S. Iammarino, A. Rodríguez‐Pose, M. Storper

引用次数: 24

Abstract

Abstract The concept of regional development trap refers to regions that face significant structural challenges in retrieving past dynamism or improving prosperity for their residents. This article introduces and measures the concept of the regional development trap for regions in Europe. The concept draws inspiration from the middle-income trap in international development theory but widens it to shed light on traps in higher-income countries and at the regional scale. We propose indicators—involving the economic, productivity, and employment performance of regions relative to themselves in the immediate past, and to other regions in their respective countries and elsewhere in Europe—to identify regions either in a development trap or at significant near-term risk of falling into it. Regions facing development traps generate economic, social, and political risks at the national scale but also for Europe as a whole.

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欧洲的区域发展陷阱

摘要区域发展陷阱的概念是指在恢复过去的活力或改善居民繁荣方面面临重大结构性挑战的区域。本文介绍并衡量了欧洲地区的区域发展陷阱概念。这一概念的灵感来源于国际发展理论中的中等收入陷阱，但将其扩展到更高收入国家和区域范围内的陷阱。我们提出了一些指标，包括各地区在过去的经济、生产力和就业表现，以及各自国家和欧洲其他地区的经济、生产率和就业表现，以及国家层面的政治风险，但对整个欧洲也是如此。

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9.70

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2.90%

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