Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/198978 
Year of Publication: 
2019
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 7618
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
This paper uses panel data on over 200 regions of Europe to study the spatial distribution of UNESCO sites and the capacity of regional governments to conserve heritage, using new designations in the World Heritage List as a proxy. We test whether the location of a region matters by controlling for the stock of World Heritage in the surrounding regions, and if low regional government quality is an obstacle to inclusion of sites into the List. We find some evidence of within-country regional competition for inscription, and of a positive impact of government quality on the chances of having a UNESCO designation.
Subjects: 
UNESCO World Heritage
quality of government
regions of Europe
spatial
analysis
JEL: 
C23
R10
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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