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Overcoming the barriers: cross-border convergence in Portugal and Spain between 2000 and 2018

Miguel Viegasa Department of Economics, Management, Industrial Engineering and Tourism (DEGEIT), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal;c Research Unit in Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1390-4992View further author information
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Jan Wolfb Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal;c Research Unit in Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, PortugalCorrespondence[email protected]
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Paulo Batistab Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal;c Research Unit in Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-298XView further author information
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João Lourenço Marquesb Department of Social, Political and Territorial Sciences, University of Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal;c Research Unit in Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies (GOVCOPP), University of Aveiro, Aveiro, PortugalORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-0472-2767View further author information
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Pages 463-482 | Received 19 Oct 2022, Accepted 20 Feb 2023, Published online: 05 Mar 2023

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