The aim of this paper is to analyse the supply effects of the EU funds received by the Andalusian region, with special emphasis in the Community Support Framework 1994-1999 (CSF 94-99). To that end, we examine the effects derived from a greater and better endowment of productive factors and...

Aktuelle Zahlen von EUROSTAT zeigen, dass die ostdeutschen Bundesländer in der kommenden EU-Strukturfondsförderperiode 2014 bis 2020 ihren Status als EU-Höchstfördergebiete verlieren werden. Der Direktionsbezirk Leipzig könnte sogar jegliche Förderberechtigung verlieren, da das...

Gutachten im Auftrag des Sächsischen Staatsministeriums für Wirtschaft, Arbeit und Verkehr<br>Innovationen sind die Triebkräfte von Wachstum, der Verbesserung der Wettbewerbsfähigkeit als auch der nachhaltigen Sicherung von Arbeitsplätzen. Hierzu unterstützt die Politik nahezu überall gezielt...

This article uses a new national data set to test hypotheses about mixed-income housing, here defined as housing that: includes families with relatively higher incomes; is partly subsidized and partly market-rate; or has a predominance of families not dependent on welfare. We conclude that...

Mixed-income housing represents the current direction of U.S. housing policy, but little is actually known about its social benefits, its costs, and the preconditions for its viability. Until these key questions are answered, advocacy of mixed-income housing will be based largely on faith and on...

Although the evaluation of European Union regional policy is necessary to improve the effectiveness of the operational programmes, it is not usual to find studies comparing the efficiency of two programming periods for the case of a particular region. This could be explained by the fact that, at...

Austerity Fiscal policies versus Development policies in Italy and European Union The debate on economic policy issues underway in Italy and EU shows two different stances: on one hand a support to restrictive budgetary policy, aimed at achieving the balance of government finance, as required by...

This paper discusses how electoral politics shapes the regional allocation of public investment expenditures per capita in Greece. Using regional public investment data for 10 political periods (1975-2009), combined with electoral data by constituency, a model is proposed which captures the...

Cet article met en regard à la fois les avantages du processus de territorialisation par rapport à une politique descendante et leurs limites en termes de coûts de transaction en proposant une application empirique au programme Leader 2007-2013 dans les régions Auvergne et Bourgogne....