CESifo Forum 1/2008

Focus: Cohesion in the EU Structural policy and economic convergence (Iain Begg) Regional convergence: A relevant measure of policy success? (Nicola De Michelis) Regional growth convergence and EU policies: Empirical evidence and measuring problems (Roberto Esposti) Ireland – politics, institutions and post-war economic growth (Frank Barry) Special: A new climate policy framework for post 2012 (Jan-Welf Selke and Hubertus Bardt) A Chinese renaissance in an unremittingly integrating global economy (Dilip K. Das) Spotlights: Business R&D expenditures in OECD countries Trends: Statistics Update