Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Faculteit Economie en Bedrijfswetenschappen, Vives

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• 4 Interregional redistribution, growth and convergence
  by Damiaan Persyn & Koen Algoed [Downloadable!]
• 11 Unionized Wage Setting and the Location of Firms
  by Elodie Fabre [Downloadable!]
• 10 The Stability and Breakup of Nations: A Quantitative Analysis
  by Klaus Desmet & Michel Le Breton & Ignacio Ortuno-Ortin & Shlomo Weber [Downloadable!]
• 9 Unionized Wage Setting and the Location of Firms
  by Karolien De Bruyne [Downloadable!]
• 8 In this paper we present estimates of regional GDP per capita for certain benchmark years during the first half of the 20th century using the method proposed by Geary and Stark (2002). After testing the robustness of the Geary and Stark methodology for the Belgian situation, these estimates are linked to the official regional GDP figures, available since 1955, so that we can cover the whole 20th century. Next we test the contrast put forward by many historians between a ‘poor Flanders’ and a relatively ‘prosperous Wallonia’ around 1900. For the remainder of the analysis Belgium’s nine provinces are used as a geographical unit to take a broader view than just the Flanders/Wallonia controversy. It shows a dramatic reversal of fortune between the northern and southern provinces. Finally, it is investigated whether the 20th century witnessed a process of convergence
  by Erik Buyst [Downloadable!]
• 7 De Agglomeratie van Economische activiteit in België
  by Wouter Torfs [Downloadable!]
• 6 The incentive effects of the Belgian equalization scheme: proposals for reform
  by Koen Algoed [Downloadable!]
• 5 Belgian Federalism In A Comparative Perspective
  by Elodie Fabre [Downloadable!]
• 4 Interregional redistribution, growth and convergence
  by Damiaan Persyn & Koen Algoed [Downloadable!]
• 3 Union wage demands with footloose firms
  by Damiaan Persyn [Downloadable!]

• 2 Enlargement versus Deepening: The Trade-off Facing Economic Unions
  by Oliver Lorz & Gerald Willmann [Downloadable!]
• 1 The Efficiency and Stability of National Borders
  by Enrico Spolaore [Downloadable!]

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