Regional Economic Convergence: Is European Regional Policy Worth Keeping?

2001 ◽  
pp. 57-92
Author(s):  
Michele Boldrin ◽  
Fabio Canova
Keyword(s):  
Regional Policy ◽  
Economic Convergence ◽  
Regional Economic ◽  
European Regional Policy ◽  
European Regional

KIBS in the European regional policy

2020 ◽  
pp. 199-209
Author(s):  
José A. Camacho ◽  
Mercedes Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Regional Policy ◽  
European Regional Policy ◽  
European Regional

EU Regionalförderung: Ziele, Diagnose ihrer Wirkung und Empfehlungen für die Zukunft

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter H. Egger ◽  
Maximilian von Ehrlich
Keyword(s):  
Human Capital ◽  
Absorptive Capacity ◽  
Return On Investment ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Capacity Level ◽  
European Regional Policy ◽  
Positive Effect ◽  
European Regional

AbstractIn this paper we summarize recent research on the effects of European regional policy. Results point to a positive effect of this policy on average. One Euro spent even tends to generate more than one Euro in return in terms of GDP. However, the response varies drastically across recipient regions. First of all, there is evidence of existence of an optimum funding ratio (funds allocated relative to recipient GDP) where one Euro invested generates one Euro of return. About 36 percent of the regions receive higher funding than that, where one Euro generates less than one Euro of return (and, eventually, no return at all). Second, there is evidence of a bigger return on investment in regions with higher absorptive capacity level - measured by human capital endowments and the quality of recipient institutions. Insufficient levels of absorptive capacity lead to a wash of the Union’s transfers. About 70 percent of the regions exhibit such an insufficient level of absorptive capacity.

scholarly journals Speciális régiótípusok az Európai Unió regionális egyenlőtlenségeiben

2021 ◽  
Vol 145 (4) ◽  
pp. 300-316
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Border Regions ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Specific Support ◽  
Geographical Elements ◽  
European Regional Policy ◽  
European Regional

n the regional policy of the European Union, the importance of regional typologies linked to specific geographical elements has varied over the past decades. This article shows that since the 1990s the role of these specific regional typologies, and thus of regional characteristics, in European regional policy has been declining. However, the analysis of a wide range of socio-economic data reveals that some types of regions (sparsely populated regions, outermost regions, external border regions) are in a particularly unfavourable socio-economic situation, while others may need specific support not at European but at macro-regional level (for example, the coastal regions of the Mediterranean). The article concludes that, although the value of GDP per capita is indeed only marginally explained by the different regional typologies, broadening the concept of underdevelopment and recognising macro-regional challenges could be a priority for the European Union.

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