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A Discussion on Competitive Groups of Countries within the European Area of Integration

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  • Valentin Cojanu

    (Academy of Economic Studies of Bucharest)

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This paper seeks to provide a representation of European economic integration that would discriminate between the random effect of regional clustering by geographical vicinity (as the conventional area definitions suggest) and the hypothesized effect of competitive developments underpinned by homogeneous areas of integration. The investigation is based on a simple but comprehensive statistical analysis of the competitive position of thirty-three European countries, for which data were collected targeting five determinants of competitive similarity and twenty-seven corresponding indicators. The results confirm the fact that countries tend to cluster into larger groups the more general their denominator is, say, political legacy, historical circumstances or shared ideology. At the same time, a set of group behavioral patterns suggests that a better understanding of regional effects of integration strongly relates to a similarly better representation of regional groupings based on comparable competitive evolutions.

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  • Valentin Cojanu, 2007. "A Discussion on Competitive Groups of Countries within the European Area of Integration," South-Eastern Europe Journal of Economics, Association of Economic Universities of South and Eastern Europe and the Black Sea Region, vol. 5(2), pages 185-202.
    • Handle: RePEc:seb:journl:v:5:y:2007:i:2:p:185-202
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    1. Valentin COJANU, 2010. "A strategic and operational view of competitiveness and cohesion in the European context," Eastern Journal of European Studies, Centre for European Studies, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, vol. 1, pages 153-168, June.
    2. Valentin Cojanu, 2012. "Beyond the ‘Nation State’: the Quest for New Territorial Paradigms in an Interconnected World Economy," Transition Studies Review, Springer;Central Eastern European University Network (CEEUN), vol. 18(3), pages 498-511, March.

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    Keywords

    Competitive area; Economic similarity; European regions; Economic integration;
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    JEL classification:

    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • O57 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Comparative Studies of Countries
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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