with the EMU, these are lagging behind the EU average in what concerns gross production, investment or employment … Portugal. …

regional level, making the regional level a relevant field of analysis. Spain and Italy are examples of this progressive change … institutions can devote to this issue. Again, Spain and Italy are clear examples of economic difficulties and diminishing public …

-environment-economic targets for the EU, APEC and ASEAN (A&A) countries, using appropriate data sets ranging from the years 2003 to 2012. In the … analysis results, it appears that EU countries exhibit generally a higher efficiency than A&A countries. In particular, it … turns out that Cyprus, Luxembourg and Ireland may be seen as super-efficient countries in the EU, and Brunei as a high …