scholarly journals New Economic Geography And Educational Attainment Levels In The European Union

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jesus Lopez-Rodriguez ◽  
J. Andres Faina Medin ◽  
Jose Lopez-Rodriguez
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Economic Geography ◽  
New Economic Geography ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Consumer Markets ◽  
Theoretical Predictions

In this paper a New Economic Geography model is used to analyse the distribution of educational attainment levels in the European Union. The results show that educational attainment levels decrease with distance to large consumer markets, proving that the theoretical predictions of the model are verified empirically.

scholarly journals Regional Structure of Wages in Poland Over the Period 1995-2009

Equilibrium ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-78
Author(s):  
Andrzej Cieślik ◽  
Bartłomiej Rokicki
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Economic Integration ◽  
Economic Geography ◽  
Increasing Returns ◽  
New Economic Geography ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Regional Structure ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Wage Inequalities

In this paper, we test empirically for the increasing returns-based agglomeration and investigate the impact of the economic integration with the European Union on regional wage inequalities in Poland. In our study, we use the wage data for 16 Polish regions over the period of 1995-2009. Our results are consistent with the predictions of the core-periphery models of the New Economic Geography. In particular, we find that wages decrease as one moves away from the Mazowiecki capital region, as well as from the border with Germany.

scholarly journals Changes in the ways of life of farmers in the northwest of Portugal after 1980

Revista CERES ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 8-15
Author(s):  
Ana Louise de Carvalho Fiúza ◽  
Maria Johanna Schouten ◽  
Neide Maria de Almeida Pinto
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Urban Life ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Consumer Markets ◽  
The Family ◽  
Theory Of Structuration ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Ways Of Life

ABSTRACT This study analyzes the changes from 1980s in the lifestyles of families of pluriactive and exclusively agricultural farmers in the northwest of Portugal caused by the income arising from the migration of at least one member of the family to another country in the European Union and the narrowing of the labor and consumer markets among the villages, towns and cities. The theoretical framework used to analyze the changes in the way of life of the pluriactive farmers was based on Giddens' theory of structuration, which denies both the absolute determinism of the structure on the subject and the freedom of unrestrained action of these same subjects. The study was carried out with the application of a survey to 78 farmers, divided into "pluriactive" and "exclusively agricultural" farmers. The findings pointed out to a greater aquisition of modes of urban life by pluriactive farmers compared with the exclusively agricultural farmers and showed a generational bias in this process of acculturation.

scholarly journals "It's so little money you could make as much at home" - options for work in an impoverished rural region of high unemployment.

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-54
Author(s):  
Ildiko Husz
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
Unemployment Rate ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Rural Region ◽  
High Unemployment ◽  
Long Time ◽  
High Degree

Hungary has a higher unemployment rate than the member states of the European Union and even most former socialist countries. This rate for 15-64 year-olds has been around 56% since 1999, as against 66% in the European Union (OECD Employment Database). There is also a high degree of regional unevenness within the country. The situation is worst in North Hungary, an area of multiple economic and social deprivations. Several pieces of research have analysed the causes of long-term unemployment and have highlighted the main social, geographical and institutional factors behind it. People of low educational attainment who live in small villages and members of the Roma minority are particularly likely to have been without jobs for a long time.

Education, Income, and Inequality in the European Union

2021 ◽  
pp. 300-342
Author(s):  
Anneleen Vandeplas
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Educational Attainment ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Life Outcomes ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
National Education ◽  
Positive Side ◽  
Parental Background ◽  
National Education Systems ◽  
Changing Economy

Education and skills are increasingly important determinants of life outcomes in Europe. On the positive side, populations across Europe are upgrading their educational attainment, and educational attainment is less strongly linked to parental background than it was for previous generations. On the negative side, important gaps remain in educational attainment and foundation skills. Furthermore, while lifelong learning is becoming increasingly important in today’s fast changing economy, those individuals who need it most may not always have access to adequate opportunities to upskill or reskill. Finally, there is substantial variation across countries in Europe at the level of education and labour outcomes, reflecting factors such as the structure of national education systems, the institutional and sectoral setup of the economy, and so on.

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