Regional economic policy of the province of Antwerp. Strengths, weaknesses, future-oriented analysis for advanced sector policies.

The aim of the project is to find spearhead sectors for the econmic policy of the Province Antwerp. Finding out which sectors might be growing in the future and to what extent these sectors exist already in Antwerp is examined based on existing sources. Also an inventory of the economic activities, which are active in innovation centers throughout the province of Antwerp, will have to be made. Later on, in view of this analysis and after examination of experts' opinions, policy recommendations are formulated and advice is given where to allocate scarce resources for the provincial economic policy.

Keywords:ECONOMIC POLICY, PROVINCE OF ANTWERP

Disciplines:Applied economics, Economic history, Macroeconomics and monetary economics, Microeconomics, Tourism