This report is the final deliverable of a project funded by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO).
This report was authored by Ruben Maximiano (project leader) and Wouter Meester. Significant input and contributions, including on policy and data, as well as detailed review of key report sections was provided by Pierpaolo Cazzola, whilst detailed data analysis and advice were contributed by Jacob Teter. Faustine Laduron provided research support. Other members of the team who contributed to the early phases of the work informing this report, included Francesca Cagossi, Adrien Bonin and Rose Marret.
From the OECD Economics Department, we would like to thank Dan Andrews (Head of the Growth, Competitiveness and Regulation Division) for input and review. Alvaro Santos Pereira (OECD Chief Economist), Alain de Serre (Acting Director of Public Research Branch, Economics Department) and Asa Johansson (Deputy Director of Public Research Branch, Economics Department) provided guidance throughout the project. Luiz de Mello (Director of Country Studies, Economics Department) and Douglas Sutherland (Head of PPAD Division, Economics Department) provided initial strategic guidance and insights. OECD colleagues provided valuable inputs through review of some of the chapters, including Martin Borowiecki, Yosuke Jin, Tobias Kruse, Mauro Pisu, and Cristiana Vitale, all from the Economics Department, as well as Margarita Escobar, from GOV/REG on permitting issues. Alexandra Purtell Jordan provided support throughout the project.
The authors would also like to thank the representatives of public and private institutions who shared information, insights, provided feedback and participated in discussions that have informed the outcome of this report. The list of institutions and organisations is in Annex A.
The work benefitted from inputs and insights from DG Regio. Special thanks to Peter Berkowitz (Director), Francisco Barros Castro (Deputy Head of Unit), Jorge Durán-Laguna (Head of Sector) and Joachim Maes (policy officer).