Neue Forschungsergebnisse zeigen: Die 450 Milliarden Euro schwere Regionalförderung der EU hat keine positive Wirkung auf das Wachstum. - Die EU-Strukturfonds machen in der Finanzperiode von 2014 bis 2020 erstmals den größten Haushaltsposten der Europäischen Union (EU) aus. Bisherige...

The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are the prime instrument of EU regional policy. European policy makers place considerable hope into their growth stimulating funding measures to overcome current economic stagnation. Consequently, there is a strong need for credible evidence...

Die EU-Strukturfonds machen in der Finanzperiode von 2014 bis 2020 erstmals den größten Haushaltsposten der Europäischen Union (EU) aus. Bisherige Evaluationen zur Wirksamkeit der Förderung zeigen widersprüchliche Ergebnisse. Eine neue, robuste Studie des RWI findet keine positiven...

Numerous studies have focused on the role of EU regional policy in fostering growth and convergence among European regions, why conducting another one? We argue that two facts are still lacking in the actual academic debate in order to get a sound empirical identification strategy and reliable...

We use the case of EU enlargement in 2004 to investigate the impact of economic integration on regional income growth. Being particularly interested in studying the effects ‘at the margin’, we track the relative performance of regions adjacent to both sides of the integration border...

In the financial framework period of 2014 to 2020, for the first time the European Structural Funds represent the main share of the European Union's (EU) budget. Previous evaluations on the funding's effectiveness reveal contradicting results. A new and robust RWI study does not find any...

The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) are the prime instrument of EU regional policy. European policy makers place considerable hope into their growth stimulating funding measures to overcome current economic stagnation. Consequently, there is a strong need for credible evidence...