The crisis has increased the gap between the richest and poorest regions in half of OECD countries
Unemployment rate differences call for adapted regional solutions
Public spending versus decentralisation: Importance of sub-national governments in the economy, country by country
Sub-national governments play a key role in public finances
Overall sub-national public investment has not yet recovered to pre-crisis levels
Public and private investment often counter-balance each other, but both have fallen
Per capita sub-national debt increased in the vast majority of OECD countries
Regional convergence across the OECD has stalled post-crisis
Explaining GDP per capita growth in the top 20 OECD regions
Explaining GDP per capita growth in the bottom 20 OECD regions