FORSCHUNGSINSTITUT FÜR EUROPAFRAGEN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN AFFAIRS WIRTSCHAFTSUNIVERSITÄT WIEN UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION VIENNA Working Papers IEF Working Paper Nr. 47 HARALD BADINGER /WERNER MÜLLER/GABRIELE TONDL Regional convergence in the European Union (1985-1999) a spatial dynamic panel analysis October 2002 Althanstraße 39 - 45, A - 1090 Wien / Vienna Österreich / Austria Tel.: ++43 / 1 / 31336 / 4135, 4134, 4133 Fax.: ++43 / 1 / 31336 / 758, 756 e-mail: europafragen@wu-wien.ac.at