Disparities in economic growth and unemployment across the European Regions: A sectoral perspective

Regional Economic Growth, SMEs and the Wider Europe

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 75-102

  Paci, Raffaele ^a,b   Pigliaru, Francesco ^a   Pugno, Maurizio ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b Centre for North South Economic Research (CRENoS)   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

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