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Author-Name: Akcomak, Semih
Author-Email: akcomak@metu.edu.tr
Author-Workplace-Name: UNU-MERIT, and Middle East Technical University
Author-Name: Erdil, Erkan
Author-Email: erdil@metu.edu.tr
Author-Workplace-Name: Middle East Technical University
Author-Name: Cetinkaya, Umut Yılmaz 
Author-Email: cetinkaya@metu.edu.tr
Author-Workplace-Name: Middle East Technical University
Title: Knowledge convergence in European regions: Towards cohesion?
Abstract: In a knowledge economy, it is interesting to see that the concept of 
	 knowledge cohesion is a fertile soil for research. Despite the ongoing 
	 interest in investigating whether economic cohesion has been achieved in 
	 Europe there is no research that looks at knowledge cohesion. Though it 
	 is difficult to investigate such an abstract concept one can look at a 
	 more concrete concept such as convergence. Using the European Union 
	 Framework Programme data from 1984 to 2016 and simple network analysis 
	 and regressions we show that there are signs of knowledge convergence 
	 within the NUTS2 regions of Europe. Despite the fact that the top 
	 performers persist over the years convergence is much stronger among the 
	 less developed regions.
Classification-JEL: D83, O33, R11
Keywords: knowledge, convergence, cohesion, diffusion, Europe
Series: UNU-MERIT Working Papers
Creation-Date: 20180621
Number: 2018-027
File-URL: https://unu-merit.nl/publications/wppdf/2018/wp2018-027.pdf
File-Format: application/pdf
File-Size: 275 Kb
Handle: RePEc:unm:unumer:2018027