We survey the theoretical literature on infrastructure and growth. Then review the empirical
evidence globally and within the region. Overall we can conclude that the question is not …

Empirical explorations of the growth and aggregate productivity impacts of infrastructure
have been characterized by ambiguous (countervailing signs) results with little robustness …

Abstract B ajo-R ubio O., D íaz-M ora C. and D íaz-R oldán C. Foreign direct investment and
regional growth: an analysis of the Spanish case, Regional Studies. The massive increase …

This article analyzes the contribution of the Spanish fiscal decentralization process to
economic growth at both the aggregate and regional levels. Our main conclusion is that at …

That modern infrastructure is a prerequisite for economic development seems almost a
truism and one that is widely accepted by politicians around the world. However, rigorous …

In spite of the budding interest of researchers, policymakers and practitioners, there are still
differing and disjointed conceptualizations of sustainable regional and trans-border …

In this paper, a combined cross-section and time-series econometric analysis of Spanish
regional growth is presented. This analysis operates with a database where the number of …

Empirical explorations of the growth and productivity impacts of infrastructure have been
characterized by ambiguous (countervailing signs) results with little robustness. A number of …

In this paper, an alternative methodology for the assessment of the European Union's (EU's)
regional policies is proposed, making use of the HERMIN macro-econometric model. A …

We revisit the cointegration relation among output, physical capital, human capital, public
capital and labour for 17 Spanish regions observed over the period 1964–2011. Our …