F<sc>ratesi</sc> U. and P<sc>ercoco</sc> M. Selective migration, regional growth and convergence: evidence from Italy, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper studies the link between regional disparities and migration flows, focusing on the skill content of migration. Disparities may lead to migration, which should reduce...

F<sc>ratesi</sc> U<sc>.</sc> Editorial: The mobility of high-skilled workers - causes and consequences, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This editorial sets the context for this themed collection by identifying why the literature has increasingly explored the heterogeneous nature of labour mobility, and how the mobility of...

Affuso A., Capello R. and Fratesi U. Globalization and competitive strategies in European vulnerable regions, Regional Studies. This paper highlights the role played by structural economic features and industrial competitive strategies in the performance of a group of European regions, defined...

R<sc>odríguez-</sc>P<sc>ose</sc> A. Do institutions matter for regional development?, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. This paper discusses whether institutions matter for regional development and how to integrate them in regional development strategies. It is found that while institutions are crucial for economic development,...

E<sc>zcurra</sc> R. and R<sc>odríguez-</sc>P<sc>ose</sc> A. Political decentralization, economic growth and regional disparities in the OECD, <italic>Regional Studies</italic>. Recent scholarly work has addressed whether decentralization affects economic growth and regional disparities, by typically resorting to fiscal decentralization,...

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...