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focuses on identifying the key variables for boosting competitiveness in both regions, with the ultimate goal of<br />
providing a set of recommendations and proposals to improve the growth potential of both communities and<br />
take advantage of synergies. The study attends to the following aspects:<br />
⎯ The paths taken by Madrid and the Valencia Community in their productivity and competitiveness<br />
trajectories in the 1995-2010 period.<br />
⎯ The comparison of both regions, between themselves and with regard to other economies, based on<br />
objective and up-to-date statistical data.<br />
⎯ The productivity and competitiveness problems of both territories: the possible causes and<br />
consequences for their regional development.<br />
⎯ The differences in their specialization and their points in common.<br />
⎯ The nature of the companies and their human assets.<br />
⎯ A qualitative analysis of the differences, complementarities and synergies of their strategic industries:<br />
logistics, tourism, business services, agri-food, educational and social services.<br />
⎯ The identification of the strengths and weaknesses of the productive sectors and enterprises of both<br />
regions in their performance areas.<br />
⎯ The legal framework: fiscal regulation, environment regulations, licensing agreements, municipal<br />
taxes.<br />
⎯ The economic policy recommendations aimed at developing the capacity for sustained improvement<br />
in the future of the regions’ growth and productivity.<br />
Research team:<br />
Francisco Pérez (dir.) (<strong>Ivie</strong>, Universitat de València)<br />
Carlos Albert (<strong>Ivie</strong>, Universitat de València)<br />
Pilar Chorén (<strong>Ivie</strong>, Universitat de València)<br />
Irene Zaera (<strong>Ivie</strong>)<br />
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A DIAGNOSIS SPECIFIC OF THE VALENCIAN<br />
REGION (2012-2013)<br />
Following the Strategic Plan of the Valencian Community (PESEVA) developed by the <strong>Ivie</strong>, the Directorate<br />
General of European Funds and Projects has asked <strong>Ivie</strong>'s advice to make a diagnosis of the region in the<br />
framework of the 2014-2020 Structural Funds Programming. Taking into account the EU’s specific<br />
recommendations for Spain in the 2014-2020 period and the Valencian Community’s situation in the 2020<br />
Europe Strategy, the research team will identify those areas in which tasks or specific challenges are to be<br />
achieved to reach the objectives set by the strategy. The research will also address the European Commission’s<br />
proposals for the Valencia region taking into account the financial resources of the common strategic framework<br />
and the different thematic areas.<br />
Research team:<br />
Pilar Chorén (<strong>Ivie</strong>, Universitat de València)<br />
Javier Quesada (<strong>Ivie</strong>, Universitat de València)<br />
THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT OF VALENCIA ACTIVA: ITS STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES<br />
(2012)<br />
The aim of this <strong>report</strong> drawn up for Nou Litoral has been to analyze the socio-economic environment of the<br />
Valencia Activa regional strategic project, identifying the strengths and weaknesses, as well as opportunities and<br />
threats (SWOT), to evaluate the relative position of the city of Valencia and its attractiveness as a location for<br />
firms and people. To assess Valencia’s situation both in the international and national context, the following<br />
tasks have been undertaken:<br />
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