This study identifies the main obstacles and potential (needs) for development and growth in cross-border regions. The most significant needs, which are suitable and affordable for Interreg programmes, are mapped through a set of indicators built-up at a territorial NUTS3 level. The database rep...
Introduction. One aspect of the analysis of regional problems is that it is easier to describe the symptoms than to point to the causes. We begin this chapter by highlighting a few of the most evident 'symptoms' of the regional problem. Some of the possible causes are then discussed. Thirdly we ...
The overall purpose of the study is to assess the current state of social mobility and income distribution across the EU at the national and regional levels. The study focuses on the extent to which social mobility (both short term income mobility and changes of social status between generations...
We measure area-specific poverty in the European Union (EU) at the second level of the nomenclature of territorial units for statistics (NUTS 2). We construct the regional human poverty index (RHPI), which comprises four dimensions: social exclusion, knowledge, a decent standard of living, and a...
