Infrastructure endowment and investment as determinants of regional growth in the European Union

摘要: This paper analyses the role of infrastructure endowment and investment in genesis regional growth European Union. It assesses economic effects existence improvement transport networks light their interactions with innovation local socio-economic conditions. The analysis accounts for spatial between different regions form spillovers network externalities. regression results highlight impact infrastructural on performance, but also weak contribution additional investment. Regions having good being well connected to similar endowments tend grow faster. However, within a region or neighbouring seems leave especially peripheral more vulnerable competition. Furthermore, positive tends wane quickly is weaker than that of, example, level human capital.