The Impact of EU Regional Support on Growth and Convergence in the European Union

Journal of Common Market Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 621-644

  Cappelen, Aadne ^b   Castellacci, Fulvio ^a   Fagerberg, Jan ^a   Verspagen, Bart ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b University of Oslo ^*

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EID: 0041878750     PISSN: 00219886     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-5965.00438     Document Type: Article

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