Place-based policies: How to design them and why
Effective place-based policies need to deliver desired spatial economic cohesion while minimizing resource waste and secondary distortions.
Effective place-based policies need to deliver desired spatial economic cohesion while minimizing resource waste and secondary distortions.
Policy reforms need to address low financial returns which hamper the contribution of FDI to sustainable development.
New survey data shows stabilizing investors outlook and increasing focus on environmental sustainability.
The region’s high labour and capital costs present a serious challenge to its competitiveness.
The pandemic-induced crisis will have severe impacts on household incomes and industries in the region and requires swift policy actions.