This paper estimates production functions for Greek regions over 1971–2011, using census
data on educational human capital. We construct rich human capital series, where data for …

One of the main subjects, governments have been facing is fair distribution of income, and
making effort to improve it. In this study, we evaluated the effects of economic (energy, water …

Does inequality matter for regional growth? This paper addresses this question, using
regionally aggregated microeconomic data for more than 100,000 individuals over a period …

This paper estimates the impact of public investment on regional economic growth and
convergence at the NUTS 3 level in Greece. Using a new database of public expenditure …

Economic and social cohesion at a regional level is one of the main objectives of the
European Union (EU). The European regional development policy aims to promote a …

Lambrinidis M., Psycharis Y. and Rovolis A.(2005) Regional allocation of public
infrastructure investment: the case of Greece, Regional Studies 39, 1231–1244. This paper …

Debate exists over the role that public investment must play in economic recovery and
economic growth. The underlying idea behind this debate has much to do with the value of …

The relationship between infrastructures and productivity has been the subject of an
ongoing debate during the last two decades. The available empirical evidence is …

As the debt crisis in Europe continues to unfold, renewed attention is placed increasingly on
public (and private) investment as a vehicle for reigniting growth and counterbalancing the …

Over the last decades, many countries experienced a trend towards fiscal decentralisation,
with the result that municipal governments have a largely increased degree of autonomy …