This study was produced in the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE), led by Lamia Kamal-Chaoui, Director, as part of the programme of work of the Regional Development Policy Committee (RDPC).
The study was managed by Stefano Barbieri, Senior Policy Analyst in the Regional Development and Multilevel Governance Division (OECD), under the supervision of Jose Enrique Garcilazo Deputy Head of the Regional Development and Multi-level Governance Division, led by Dorothée Allain-Dupré.
The study was drafted by David Freshwater, Professor Emeritus, University of Kentucky (USA) and Stefano Barbieri, and benefitted of valuable comments and inputs by Nadim Ahmad, Deputy Director of CFE, Jose Enrique Garcilazo and Hyunjoon Cho, Senior Policy Analyst in the Economic Analysis, Data and Statistics Division (OECD).
The study has been conducted in partnership and with the financial support of the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) of Korea. The OECD Secretariat would like to thank officials at MOLIT, including Kim Hunjung (Director General), Oh Kongmyoung (Director), Shim Jiyoung (Director), So Eunjung (Deputy Director), Weon Il Woong (Deputy Director), Park Hyeongbin (Assistant Director), and Moon Seongyoon (Interpreter) for their continuous and valuable support throughout the project.
Jeanette Duboys and Pilar Philip (OECD) prepared the manuscript for publication.