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The paper relates to factors determining regional development. The aim of the paper was to analyse theoretically the relationship between export and regional growth, particularly in the context of productivity growth. The analysed model was the Kaldor-Dixon-Thirlwall (hereafter KDT) model, in which the competitiveness of the export-base is linked to (nonprice) quality improvements brought about by increases in productivity rather than by terms-of-trade price differences.