Towards cohesion at the interface between the European Union states? Cross-border asymmetry and convergence
研究了欧盟跨境地区实际经济趋同，即减少相邻边境地区经济发展不对称的过程，发现存在σ趋同和绝对β趋同，但跨境趋同速度慢于国际层面。
The objective of this article is to investigate cross-border real economic convergence, defined as the process of reducing the asymmetry of the economic development of cross-border areas in the conditions of European (territorial) integration. The analysis applies the relative asymmetry index which compares the level of regional gross domestic product (GDP) per capita (purchasing power standards – PPS) of neighbouring border areas. Its results confirm the occurrence of σ-convergence (in the periods 1980–85, 1985–94 and 2004–15) and absolute cross-border β-convergence (in different subperiods in the period 1980–2015). The obtained results also suggest that cross-border convergence generally progresses slower than convergence at the international level.