Economic integration across borders at the regional level three case studies

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dc.contributor.authorDänzer, Melissa
dc.contributor.authorHeither, Paul
dc.contributor.authorKlein, Maximilian
dc.contributor.authorLang, Sebastian
dc.contributor.authorLiebel, Marie
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Maximilian
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Eva
dc.contributor.authorNieweg, Laura
dc.contributor.authorRaum, Gianluca
dc.contributor.authorSchmiedel, Hanna
dc.contributor.authorSchönitz, Nils-Kolya
dc.contributor.authorShevchenko, Kseniia
dc.contributor.authorTheiss, Larissa
dc.contributor.authorWillner, Jonathan
dc.contributor.authorWißmüller, Anna
dc.contributor.authorChilla, Tobias
dc.date.accessioned2026-01-29T10:10:57Z
dc.date.available2026-01-29T10:10:57Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.description.abstract-translatedThis paper examines cross-border economic integration through the lens of economic geography. Drawing on three empirical case studies—the cheese industry in the German-Austrian-Swiss (D-A-CH) region, the timber sector along the Bavarian-Czech border, and tourism in the Salzburg–Berchtesgadener Land area—the study identifies distinct constellations of integration, ranging from seamless cooperation to back-to-back patterns of limited interaction. Using a mixed-methods approach that combines descriptive statistical mapping and 21 expert interviews, the research reveals that the permeability of borders is highly context-dependent. In the D-A-CH cheese sector, integration is strongest between Germany and Austria within the EU’s single market, while the Swiss border acts as a semi-permeable membrane marked by asymmetrical trade and regulatory barriers. In the timber industry (BY DZ), cross-border cooperation intensifies temporarily during crises such as bark beetle infestations but otherwise remains limited due to institutional and linguistic barriers. In tourism (AT BY), consumer mobility transcends the national boundary, creating a de facto integrated visitor space, yet institutional collaboration between Salzburg and Berchtesgadener Land remains limited. Overall, cross-border integration in Europe appears in this study as a selective, multi-scalar process influenced by sectoral logics, historical path dependencies, and the agency of individual actors.en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.24132/jbt.2025.15.2.81_98
dc.identifier.issn2788-0079
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11025/64543
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherZápadočeská univerzita v Plznics
dc.rights© Západočeská univerzita v Plznics
dc.rights.accessopenAccessen
dc.subjectekonomická geografiecs
dc.subjectpřeshraniční tvorba hodnotcs
dc.subjectgeografie potravincs
dc.subject.translatedeconomic geographyen
dc.subject.translatedcross-border value creationen
dc.subject.translatedfood geographyen
dc.titleEconomic integration across borders at the regional level three case studiesen
dc.typečlánekcs
dc.typearticleen
dc.type.statusPeer-revieweden
dc.type.versionpublishedVersionen
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