This cumulative dissertation contains four self-contained articles which are related to EU regional policy and its … structural funds as the overall research topic. In particular, the thesis addresses the question if EU regional policy … migration and EU regional policy transfer payments: a panel data analysis for 28 EU member countries") enter into one particular …

the European Union which are aimed at fostering dispersion in general, are counterproductive when trade integration is … implication of this result is that, on efficiency grounds, regional policy should foster the dispersion of firms for a range of …

among economists. It contributes to a greater integration of regional and urban economics into traditional structural policy …

Das Ruhrgebiet ist seit den 1980er Jahren Zielregion regionaler Fördermaßnahmen von Land, Bund und EU. Bis heute hat … later, regional policy wasn’t able to bring about more dynamic change. …

competitiveness. The EU's regional policy therefore addresses less developed regions. Furthermore, leaving the existing regional …Since the Lisbon Process, the EU has changed its function from a mere economic common market into a social union. The … EU addressed its future policy also to sustainability with increasing employment and better jobs, and greater social …