The weighted intensity index (WII) (total flow = inflow + outflow) helps determine whether a region is generally flow dependent or not. It is a measure of regional autarky / flow dependency. The average value of the index for all of a region’s analysed flows can be treated as that region’s overall flow de-pendency. Regions with high WII values are strongly dependent on interregional flows. On the other hand, those with low values are strongly autarkic and only slightly connected with other regions.
In spatial terms, for the goods/services/capital basket there is a clear division of the ESPON space into regions highly dependent on interregional flows, located in Scandinavia, Scotland, Ireland, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Benelux, Greater London, and elsewhere. Goods trade is more oriented towards Western Europe, including northern Italy and eastern France, while for goods freight the index value is high also in Poland and the Baltic states. In general, services are heavily point-centered for selected NUTS 2 regions and particularly important for Scotland, northern Sweden, and, to a lesser extent, east-ern Germany and selected Mediterranean islands. In turn, FDI capital definitely dominates the capitals of countries, especially in Western and Northern Europe. The core-periphery pattern for goods trade, goods freight, and services is clear between the European core and the European periphery, while for capital FDI the core-periphery pattern is more domestic and results from the difference between capital centers (mainly capital cities) and other regions of member states.
Theme(s): Economy, finance and trade - Population and living conditions - Population and Living Conditions
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EU27+4EFTA+UK | NUTS | 2016 | 2 |
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