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- The Regional Development and Policy Research Unit -RDPRU is an informal research unit in the Department of Economic Sciences, University of Macedonia.
Team members: Prof. L. Labrianidis and Mr A Kalogeressis
The RDPRU promotes a multidisciplinary approach bringing together researchers from a diversity of backgrounds (economics, statistics, engineering, etc). In addition RDPRU has a particular interest in transnational comparative analysis. The RDPRU has extensive experience in project co-ordination and has participated in many international projects.
The research activity of RDPRU focuses on issues such as: Economies in Transition penetration of Greek firms in the Balkan Countries; Regional incentives to industry; Developments of different industrial sectors; Diffused industrialization subcontracting in manufacturing; Development plans for certain areas; Refugees settlements and Evaluation of major projects.
Professor Lois Labrianidis MA PhD
Professor Labrianidis is an economic geographer (MA -Sussex, Ph.D. -LSE). He is Professor in the Department of Economics, University of Macedonia. He has done research and published articles and books on topics such as industrial location, regional incentives, rural development, the spatial aspects of subcontracting, the economic implications of peripheral universities on their local community, the economic implications of the opening of Greek companies to the CEE's, as well as development projects for several areas of Greece.
Kalogeressis Thanassis, M.Sc.
Kalogeresis Thanassis is an economist (BA in Economics University of Macedonia, M.Sc. University of Wales, PhD candidate University of Macedonia). He is a Research Fellow working with the RDPRU. He has participated in several research projects on topics such as the opening of Greek companies to the CEE's, regional / local development projects and the external trade of Greek firms.
