scholarly journals European Cohesion Policy and Evaluating the Impact of Evidence-Based Policy

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-63
Author(s):  
Laura Južnik Rotar ◽  
Stanko Trček
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Territorial Disparities ◽  
Programming Period ◽  
The Impact

Abstract In the 2014–2020 programming period, the cohesion policy focuses more on results and evaluation of programs based on facts. Due to the Commission policies, an expansion of cohesion policy counterfactual impact evaluation of programmes with new approaches can be expected in the future. In this paper, the focus is on the calculation of the impact of received European cohesion funds on the revenue of companies in Slovenian municipalities one/two years after the receipt of cohesion funds for the 2007–2013 period. Two development priorities that affect company revenue – Enterprise competitiveness and research excellence and Promoting entrepreneurship and adaptability are considered. The effect of the use of the European cohesion funds on company revenue in Slovenian municipalities is positive for 2009 and 2010 and negative for all other years examined. The results of the research can serve to policy-makers to reduce the economic, social and territorial disparities in less developed European countries and regions therefore reaching balanced regional development.

The Impact of the Public Expenditure Cuts Policy on the Labor Market in Vietnam

2012 ◽  
pp. 22-46
Author(s):  
Huong Nguyen Thi Lan ◽  
Toan Pham Ngoc
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium ◽  
Impact Evaluation ◽  
Public Expenditure ◽  
Computable General Equilibrium Model ◽  
Living Standard ◽  
Input Output ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of public expenditure cuts on employment and income to support policies for the development of the labor mar- ket. Impact evaluation is of interest for policy makers as well as researchers. This paper presents a method – that is based on a Computable General Equilibrium model – to analyse the impact of the public expenditure cuts policy on employment and income in industries and occupations in Vietnam using macro data, the Input output table, 2006, 2008 and the 2010 Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey.

scholarly journals The Impact of the Implementation of Cohesion Policy on the Sustainable Development of EU Countries

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (15) ◽  
pp. 4173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramona Pîrvu ◽  
Cristian Drăgan ◽  
Gheorghe Axinte ◽  
Sorin Dinulescu ◽  
Mihaela Lupăncescu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Member States ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Eu Countries ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Official Data ◽  
The Eu

The impact of implementation of cohesion policy on the sustainable development of EU countries is of great interest and presents a number of actual challenges. This research aims to evaluate the impact and the effects of the cohesion policy among the Member States using hierarchical clustering analysis in order to identify how the selected variables affect the sustainable development adopted models. The variables used in the analysis were selected on the basis of official data provided by the European Commission, SDG Index and Dashboards Reports and the EU Cohesion Monitor. The results of the research have led to the grouping of the 28 Member States in a number of six clusters, identifying performers but also those countries that have a high potential for sustainable development or which require increased attention to be sustained in recovering existing gaps. The results of the study can be a starting point for policy makers and other stakeholders involved in their efforts to support sustainable development through effective and effective policies.

scholarly journals Success or Waste of Taxpayer Money? Impact Assessment of Rural Development Programs in Hungary

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2158
Author(s):  
Zoltán Bakucs ◽  
Imre Fertő ◽  
Zsófia Benedek
Keyword(s):  
Rural Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Development Policy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Development Programs ◽  
Perceived Quality Of Life ◽  
Development Support ◽  
Programming Period ◽  
The Impact

The effectiveness of support directed to less developed regions is a timely question more than halfway through the 2014–2020 programming period. We present an analysis of the impact of rural development support on the well-being of Hungarian LAU1 regions between 2008 and 2013. The aim was to measure the overall impact of all of the Rural Development Funds, covering all measures within the program. Two indices of local well-being were used: the multi-dimensional, local-variables-based Regional Development Index that measures the overall level of regional development and a simple, migration-based index as a proxy for perceived quality of life. Generalized propensity score matching, and difference-in-differences estimation techniques were employed to evaluate the impact of subsidies. Irrespective of how the amount of support was calculated, the measure of local well-being, or the methodology employed, the impact was not significant, and was sometimes even negative. This casts doubt on the effectiveness of Rural Development Policy in Hungary.

Age-friendly cities and communities: a manifesto for change

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tine Buffel ◽  
Sophie Handler ◽  
Chris Phillipson
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Global Network ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
New Approaches ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Voluntary Workers ◽  
Economic Austerity ◽  
The Impact

Chapter 14 present a 10 point ‘Manifesto for Change’, drawing upon arguments and perspectives developed by the contributors to this book. Despite the expansion of the WHO Global Network of Age-Friendly Cities and Communities, the chapter argues, challenges remain in responding to the growth of inequality and the impact of economic austerity on policies targeted at older people. Given this context, it becomes especially important to develop a framework for action which strengthens commitment to the primary goal of making environments responsive to the diverse needs of people as they age. The aim of the manifesto is to sharpen debate in the age-friendly field as well as encourage new approaches amongst the various stakeholders, including urban planners, community developers, health and social care professionals, policy-makers, NGOs, voluntary workers, and not least, older people themselves.

scholarly journals Η πολιτική συνοχής της Ε.Ε. μετά το 2020: Περισσότεροι στόχοι, λιγότεροι πόροι

2019 ◽  
pp. 49
Author(s):  
Γιώργος Ανδρέου
Keyword(s):  
Policy Reform ◽  
Historical Institutionalism ◽  
Final Conclusion ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
Economic Governance ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Member States ◽  
Territorial Disparities ◽  
New Economic Governance ◽  
Programming Period

Drawing on historical institutionalism, the paper seeks to compare the imprint of existing EU cohesion policy with the imprint formed on the basis of the policy reform proposals for the 2021-2027 programming period. It is deduced that the proposed changes are incremental in nature, seek to perpetuate the subjection of the goal of cohesion to the “new economic governance” and burden cohesion policy with additional general objectives. In addition, the distributivedimension of the proposals is problematic, as drastic reductions of funds are envisaged for 10 out of the 12 Central and Eastern European member states. The final conclusion is that: a) the proposed distribution of funds is politicallyunfeasible and b) the proposed reforms, while designed to limit complexity at the level of policy means, do not suffi ciently address “goal congestion” and do not event attempt to resolve the compatibility problem between the goal of cohesion – i.e. the reduction of territorial disparities – and the EU’s strategic ambitions. 

scholarly journals Productive integration, economic recession and employment in Europe: an assessment based on vertically integrated sectors

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Davide Villani ◽  
Marta Fana
Keyword(s):  
Economic Crisis ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Intermediate Inputs ◽  
Current Economic Crisis ◽  
Potential Impact ◽  
European Economies ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Impact

AbstractThe Covid-19 crisis has revamped the discussion about the redefinition of GVC. This paper contributes to the debate, analysing the productive relationships between European countries in four key manufacturing activities. In particular, the paper addresses two objectives. First, it maps the degree of productive integration in Europe, focusing on the generation of employment in the production of exported intermediate inputs and final goods. Second, it provides a preliminary assessment of the potential impact on employment that the current economic crisis will have on some manufacturing activities across Europe. The analysis is realised employing the concept of vertically integrated labour (Pasinetti 1973) which allows to account for the employment directly and indirectly involved in the production of final goods. The estimations are derived from Multi-Regional Input–Output tables to map the supply chain and to differentiate between the employment involved in the production of exported intermediate inputs and final goods. The results show that most of the employment involved in the production of final output of the activities studied in the paper is linked to international trade. Although Europe shows a high degree of productive links, there are important differences in the modality of insertion in the productive structure of European countries. Moreover, the impact on the level of employment due to the current economic crisis can be significant, affecting more than 1.3 million of people in Europe. These results are relevant to policy makers, who should consider carefully the high degree of linkages of the European economies when designing industrial policies and measure of support to the economy.

scholarly journals COVID-19 Pandemic and Lockdown Fine Optimality

Economies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 36
Author(s):  
Spyros Niavis ◽  
Dimitris Kallioras ◽  
George Vlontzos ◽  
Marie-Noelle Duquenne
Keyword(s):  
Social Cost ◽  
Real Data ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Policy Responses ◽  
Theoretical Approaches ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World ◽  
Economic Reasoning ◽  
The Impact

The first stream of economic studies on public policy responses during the COVID-19 pandemic focused on the stringency, the effectiveness, and the impact of the countries’ interventions and paid rather little attention to the corresponding means used to support them. The present paper scrutinizes the lockdown measures and, particularly, examines the optimality of the lockdown fines imposed by countries worldwide towards ensuring citizens’ compliance. Initially, a triad of fine stringency indicators are compiled, and the stringency of fines is evaluated in a comparative context, among the countries considered. Consequently, the fine stringency is incorporated into a regression analysis with various epidemiological, socioeconomic, and policy factors to reveal any drivers of fine variability. Finally, theoretical approaches behind fine optimality are capitalized and real data are used towards estimating the optimal fine for each country considered. The objectives of the paper are, first, to check for any drivers of fine stringency around the world and, second, to develop and test a formula that could be used in order to assist policy makers to formulate evidence-based fines for confronting the pandemic. The findings of the paper highlight that fines do not seem to have been imposed with any sound economic reasoning and the majority of countries considered imposed larger real fines, compared to the optimal ones, to support the lockdowns. The paper stresses the need for the imposition of science-based fines that reflect the social cost of non-compliance with the lockdown measures.

scholarly journals Skills and their impact on labor market performance using European cross-country evidence

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
pp. 45
Author(s):  
GEORGIOS GIOTIS
Keyword(s):  
Labor Market ◽  
Elementary Education ◽  
Market Performance ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Unemployment Rates ◽  
Time Period ◽  
Software Skills ◽  
The Impact

The impact of skills on labor market performance is a topic which has attracted a growing attention during the last years and has become a major concern among policy makers. In this paper, I discuss on the skill needs in Europe and skill shortages and surpluses as well. Moreover, I examine five important dimensions of skills: information skills, communication skills, problem solving skills, software skills and digital skills. For all of them I have found negative correlation with unemployment rates, findings which suggest that these skills can improve the employment prospects and reduce the skill mismatch in the workplace. Finally, I estimate the effect of three levels of education on unemployment rates across a sample of 28 European countries for the 1999-2016 time period. Both tertiary and elementary education seem to reduce unemployment for European countries, while secondary education is connected with increased unemployment rates.

scholarly journals Regional Development in Central-Eastern European Countries at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Path Dependence and Effects of EU Cohesion Policy

2018 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wojciech Dyba ◽  
Bradley Loewen ◽  
Jaan Looga ◽  
Pavel Zdražil
Keyword(s):  
Regional Development ◽  
Historical Development ◽  
Path Dependence ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Eastern European ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Cohesion Policy ◽  
Development Patterns ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Eastern European Countries

Abstract Cohesion Policy has provided new impulses for development in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) that continue to be challenged by regional disparities. This paper investigates the effects of the European Union Cohesion Policy on regional development. After presenting historical development patterns of the investigated area and opportunities afforded by this policy, its effects on a variety of indicators are analysed for the period 2007–2014. The analysis allowed confirming positive effects of EU Cohesion Policy on the development of CEE regions. However, these effects differ across the investigated area. Moving forward, it will be crucial to develop institutions and policies characteristic to each region that are stable and efficient without external funds.

scholarly journals Evidence and Education: The Braided Roles of Research, Policy and Practice in New Zealand

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Noeline Alcorn
Keyword(s):  
New Zealand ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Research Community ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Uk ◽  
The Impact

Calls for educational policy and practice to be evidence-based have become insistent, yet there is ongoing contestation of the purpose and value of educational research. This paper addresses criticism of research from practitioners, politicians and policy makers and from within the research community itself. It examines the impact of the PBRF in New Zealand and the call for evidence-based practice here, in the UK and the US. It draws attention to research studies that are possible models for a principled and methodologically inclusive way forward and develops a set of principles for guiding future development in teacher education and educational research.

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