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 harmonious, balanced, and sustainable development through inclusive growth. Yet, while economic cohesion, proxied by gross...

R<sc>odríguez-</sc>P<sc>ose</sc> A. and T<sc>selios</sc> V. Individual earnings and educational externalities in the European Union, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper examines whether differences in educational externalities affect individual earnings across regions in the European Union. Using microeconomic data from the...

This paper uses data from the Indonesian manufacturing census in order to uncover the determinants of firm exports over the period 1990–2005. We examine to what extent differences in firm export propensity and intensity are a consequence of firm-level (microeconomic), of place-based...