This paper investigates the contribution of regions to aggregate growth in the OECD. We find a great degree of heterogeneity in the performance of OECD TL3 regions and among the OECD regional typology (urban, intermediate and rural). While the distribution in GDP and GDP per capita growth rates...

This paper investigates the contribution of regional performance to aggregate growth in the OECD. We find a great degree of heterogeneity in the performance of large (TL2) and small (TL3) OECD regions and among types (urban intermediate and rural) of regions suggesting possibilities for growth...