Backwardness, Industrialisation and Economic Development in Europe

Arbeitspapier

The present work uses long-term economic development data (1952-2010) as well as a detailed industry-level panel data (1963-2011) to analyse industrialisation patterns in Europe, implications of economic backwardness and the role of European integration in facilitating industrialisation and development. We find evidence of some income convergence in Europe, but mostly in countries that were able to exploit the ‘advantages of (mild) backwardness'. Regions of extensive backwardness such as the Balkans had difficulties to catch up. Membership in the European Union helped especially more backward economies to develop faster.

Object Details

• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Series: wiiw Balkan Observatory Working Papers ; No. 123

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Wirtschaft ; Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology ; Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure ; Institutions and Growth ; Empirical Studies of Economic Growth; Aggregate Productivity; Cross-Country Output Convergence
• Subject: Economic development ; economic growth ; industrialisation ; urbanisation

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Adarov, Amat ; Holzner, Mario ; Sikic, Luka
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw)
• (where): Vienna
• (when): 2016

Further information

• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/226161
• Last update: 10.03.2025, 11:44 AM CET