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The Impact of EU Regional Support on Growth and Convergence in the European Union

Year: 2003

Type: article

Abstract: The evidence presented in this article suggests that EU regional support has a significant and positive impact on the growth performance of European regions. Moreover, there are signs of a change in the impact of this support in the 1990s, indicating that the major reform of the structural funds undertaken in 1988 may have succeeded in making EU regional policy more effective. However, the results also indicate that the economic effects of such support are much stronger in more developed environments, emphasizing the importance of accompanying policies that improve the competence of the receiving environments.

Source: JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies

DOI: 10.1111/1468-5965.00438

Authors: Aadne Cappelen, Fulvio Castellacci, Jan Fagerberg, Bart Verspagen

Institutions: Statistics Norway, University of Oslo, Eindhoven University of Technology

Language: English

Topic: Regional Development and Policy

Subfield: Political Science and International Relations

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Decent work and economic growth

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2113978810

FWCI: 73.49

Cites: 36

Cited by: 461

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