Regional income disparities have increased in many European countries recently, even as national and supra … as migration are at the core of differential regional growth. In this framework, we assess the effectiveness of … of structural funds towards human capital formation. -- two-region economy ; structural change ; migration ; regional …

employment. In this context, the promotion of a concept called regional innovation system has recently become important in the EU … for guaranteeing long-term regional economic growth. This paper attempts to explain the determinants of the varying … degrees of innovation promotion by the EU from one region to another. Since regional-policy strategies should have been …

national regional policy funds. The benchmark for the co-funding is that the EU bears 50% of total costs associated with … regional projects eligible for EU support. In some regions, however, the EU contribution has reached 85% of total costs. This … study examines how such additionality degrees are determined. Our findings indicate that the regional variation of …

period, we find that the degree and nature of regional urbanization and specialization are important drivers of the …