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- Title
Uneven development, competitiveness and behavioural economic geography: Addressing 'levelling up' policies from a human perspective.
- Authors
Huggins, Robert; Thompson, Piers
- Abstract
This paper draws on behavioural economic geography to identify the factors affecting uneven development. It uses the lens of economic competitiveness and addresses the association between differences in human behavioural traits and competitiveness in the context of localities across the United Kingdom. It focusses on the policy requirement for 'levelling up' by improving the performance of lagging localities. On the basis of the finding that local behavioural factors impact competitiveness, the paper develops a behavioural public policy agenda. It is concluded that a greater appreciation of the human behavioural profile of a place can provide a vital cog in stimulating economic development through a more holistic approach to public policy.
- Subjects
UNITED Kingdom; ECONOMIC geography; ECONOMIC competition; GOVERNMENT policy; HUMAN beings; ECONOMIC development
- Publication
Regional Science Policy & Practice, 2023, Vol 15, Issue 9, p2274
- ISSN
1757-7802
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/rsp3.12714