The effectiveness of regional policy: a literature study
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| Publication date | 2011 |
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| Book title | Infrastructure productivity evaluation |
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| Series | SpringerBriefs in Economics, 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 33-46 |
| Publisher | New York: Springer |
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| Abstract | A survey of the literature shows that research in the effects of regional policy in many cases uses overly simple approaches and highly limiting assumptions. Only a small number of studies measure the effects of policy explicitly and in a scientifically adequate manner. This also goes for the effects of EU cohesion policy: the evidence is thin. Frequently, 50-75% of subsidized jobs and investment turn out to be non-additional. Evaluations in the literature offer only scant empirical evidence for underpinning policy choices. |
| Document type | Chapter |
| Language | English |
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-8101-1_3
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