significant spatial variation and that policies must be crafted to fit specific regional needs. …

developments. Evidence regarding regional land-use intensities, path-dependence of rural development, and accumulating social costs …

The concept of regional competitiveness is increasingly popular among academics and policymakers as indicated by … reports that rank or grade regional economies. Competitiveness in these studies generally is measured by growth rates in … areas. Our results suggest that inputs have different associations with regional competitiveness outcomes. Regional …

Although the traditional economic base model remains a useful tool for regional analysis, in a multi-region context it … assessment of variation in the magnitude of regional multipliers is rarely considered. These shortcomings may be addressed by … may be employed to estimate the potential spillover effects of economic activity and analyze the implications of regional …

-positive effect of productive-public investment on the rate of regional economic growth. The impact of public investment in education … results. It is concluded that there are no simple recipes for effective regional investment policies. …

and natural amenities affect regional economic growth, employment growth, or firm location; how variations in policy and … natural amenities can lead to persistent wage differentials across regions; and how regional variation in factor inputs …

The recent enlargement of the European Union (EU) will lead to unprecedented reforms of regional policies. We examine … the regional distribution of gross value added, employment, and productivity for the Polish, Hungarian, and Czech regions …-share analysis to explore the extent to which regional productivity gaps are due to differences in industrial mix as opposed to …

This paper provides an overview of the concepts of regional competitiveness, including definitions, conceptual models … indices of competitiveness are reviewed and the usefulness of these studies is summarized. Potential roles for regional … scientists for improving (1) evaluations of regional competitiveness and (2) applications of evaluations to regional development …

Imbalances in regional infrastructural availability have been a major reason behind lopsided development in India. This … planks of balanced regional development. …