Many economic transactions and social interactions that take place among groups of agents involve services provided by intermediaries whose roles are critical in the economy. For a better understanding of intermediaries, many works in economic literature have been devoted to the theoretical...

The purpose of this research is to identify the determinants of regional competitiveness, in order to increase policy effectiveness and to anticipate implications for government agencies, as the paradigm in regional development policy has shifted from ‘balance’ to ‘efficiency’. Regional...