The performances of each region impinge on its specific natural assets and economic resources. Geographic location, land use, natural and cultural amenities, economic specialisation and demographic trends are among the main causes of the prosperity of a region. To classify regions according to their specific assets, three different territorial typologies have been developed.

 

OECD launches new OECD eXplorer

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20-Mar-2009

OECD eXplorer is a leading edge tool for exploring and analysing regional statistics, using a very interactive interface that combines maps with other visual presentations for selecting the groups of regions of interest to the user.

OECD Regions at a Glance 2009

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20-Mar-2009

OECD Regions at a Glance provides region-by region indicators – mainly in the form of graphs and maps – to identify areas that are outperforming or lagging behind. OECD Regions at a Glance 2009 is organized around four major themes and a special focus on regional innovation.

Regional Statistics and Indicators

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19-Mar-2009

The OECD has developed tools to answer the increasing demand for statistical information at the regional level: the OECD Regional Database; the Working Party on Territorial Indicators; and the series OECD Regions at a Glance.

Web-enabled tools for dissemination of OECD regional statistics

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19-Jan-2009

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This paper reflects a challenging applied research task to stimulate, at global level, exchange of statistical measures and knowledge through innovative Geovisual Analytics techniques.

OECD Work on Regional Innovation

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14-Oct-2008

Current work includes an ongoing series of  reviews of innovation in regions from a national and regional perspective (UK, Italy and Mexico) and analysis of innovation indicators using the OECD Regional Database’s innovation indicators dataset.

Territorial Indicators of Socio-Economic Patterns and Dynamics

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30-Sep-2003

This paper summarises the findings and conclusions of a series of exploratory case studies of socio-economic patterns and dynamics across sub-national territories.

Territorial Benchmarking for Competitiveness Policy

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30-Sep-2003

This paper presents a set of comparative maps on key indicators of economic performances for all OECD regions.

Regional Convergence and Divergence in the US, 1969-98

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28-Jun-2002

The renewed interest in convergence/divergence raises issues about a particular type of disparity: between rural and urban areas. This paper examines rural-urban differences within a framework of overall regional inequality and strengthens the understanding of trends in regional inequality.