Becker, Sascha O.; Egger, Peter H.; Ehrlich, Maximilian von - In: American Economic Journal: Economic Policy 5 (2013) 4, pp. 29-77
Researchers often estimate average treatment effects of programs without investigating heterogeneity across units. Yet, individuals, firms, regions, or countries vary in their ability to utilize transfers. We analyze Objective 1 transfers of the EU to regions below a certain income level by way...