Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/330917 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
IWH Discussion Papers No. 18/2025
Publisher: 
Halle Institute for Economic Research (IWH), Halle (Saale)
Abstract: 
This study provides new evidence on the impact of the EU Cohesion Policy on income growth in less developed regions. Our panel includes data from all European regions for the years 1989-2020. Using a fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design, we model treatment dynamics by applying a random effects estimator. Based on digitized historical data, we precisely replicate the policy rule and correctly classify the regions' eligibility status. Results show that the policy has a moderate positive effect on GDP per capita growth in the targeted regions.
Subjects: 
causal analysis
EU Cohesion Policy
regression discontinuity design
place-based policy
JEL: 
H20
R11
R58
Z18
Persistent Identifier of the first edition: 
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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