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EU regional policy : its theoretical foundations and their policy conclusions revisited
Schmidt, Peter - 2014 - Draft
This paper reconsiders the theoretical foundations of EU regional policy in economics. It begins with a discussion of the line of thought of its prevalent explanation in equilibrium economics which is focusing on market failures as its key underpinning and which is the major toolkit of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011487099
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The EU structural funds as a means to hamper migration
Schmidt, Peter - 2012
convergence or economic cohesion, respectively. Following this strand of theory no regional policy is needed to achieve … convergence among the regions or nations of a common market. Thus, comparing the two internal markets, the question comes up if … inhibiting internal migration, which is one of the key measures in achieving convergence among the nations in the Single European …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011515661
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The employment effects of countercyclical infrastructure investments
Buchheim, Lukas; Watzinger, Martin - 2017
We estimate the causal impact of a sizable German infrastructure investment program on employment at the county level. The program focused on improving the energy efficiency of school buildings, making it possible to use the number of schools as an instrument for investments. We find that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011626715
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Job creation in tight and slack labor markets
Buchheim, Lukas; Watzinger, Martin; Wilhelm, Matthias - 2019
Do investment programs create more jobs in tight or in slack labor markets? We study this question using data from a large, long-term photovoltaic invest scheme in Germany. Comparing counties with high and low unemployment both over time and across space, we find that photovoltaic installations...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012033285
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EU regional policy and its theoretical foundations revisited
Schmidt, Peter - European Regional Science Association - 2014
This paper reconsiders the theoretical foundations of EU regional policy in economics. It begins with a discussion of the line of thought of its prevalent explanation in equilibrium economics which is focusing on market failures as its key underpinning and which is the major toolkit of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011075859