Description
This book draws on the expertise of both North American and European specialists of regional economics, evaluating the impact of economic policy in certain regions and considering alternative policies to foster regional economic development and improve the employment and income of the residents of these regions.Martinez-Vazquez and Vaillancourt hav
Table of Contents
1. Regional Development: Challenge and Public Policy Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and François Vaillancourt2. Regional Divergence in the Euro Area José Manuel González-Páramo3. On the Government’s Role in Regional Economic Development Michael I. Luger and Nicholas C. Maynard4. Human versus Physical Capital: Government’s Role in Regional Development Ann Markusen5. Regional Innovation Systems and Public Policy: Ireland’s Medical Technology Cluster Roy Green and Johanna Fahy6. Unbalanced Development and Regional Governments: How Much Equalize and How to Equalize? Santiago Lago-Peñas7. Human Capital Externalities and Regional Development: Evidence for Canada - 2000 Varvara Rakova and François Vaillancourt8. The Role of Public Services and Taxes in Attracting ‘Foreign’ Direct Investment Timothy GoodSpeed, Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and Li Zhang9. Regional Economic Integration and Budget Financing: Looking towards International Markets? Luiz de Mello10. Do New Highways Attract Business?: A New Microeconometric Methodology Teresa Garcia-Milà and José G. Montalvo11. Regional Growth and Environmental Regulation: Friends or Enemies? Giorgio Brosio12. Methodological Dilemmas in Regional Strategy Building Grzegorz Gorzelak13. Methodological Dilemmas in Regional Strategy Building Grzegorz Gorzelak
