摘要：The main objective of the regional policy is to diminish the gap and reduce the disparities among regions.According to that, regions try to benefit from a range of socioeconomic factors in order to achieve a standard rate of economic growth.The endeavor of Greek regions to improve their competitiveness is supported by central government’s actions which are incorporated in a general political framework for regional development.The aim of this article is to evaluate the effectiveness of the way that each Greek region utilizes its resources in order to achieve the target of the economic growth.Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) is adopted in order to evaluate the efficiency of Greek regions.Additionally a DEA model for panel Data DEA Window Analysis will be implemented in order to extract more accurate results of the efficiency of Greek regions.The paper will focus on the period 2000-2007.
关键词：Longitudinal Analysis; DEA Window Analysis; Regional Development; Greek Regional Policies
