The paper aims to evaluate the economic impact of the North Constitutional Regional Fund (FNO). The study uses different spatial scales to analyse the impact of FNO on gross national product (GDP) per capita growth between 2004 and 2010. In sum, the fixed effects panel data estimations show that...

The paper aims to evaluate the economic impact of the Center-West Constitutional Regional Fund (FCO). The study uses different spatial scales to analyse the impact of FCO on GDP per capita growth between 2004 and 2010. The results of the fixed effects panel data estimations show that FCO impacts...

The study evaluates the Constitutional Financing Fund for the Center-West (FCO) in the state of Goiás between the years 2004 and 2011, using Rais microdata, and loans from the FCO "Empresarial" Program. The results show a positive and statistically significant impact of the FCO on employment...

This paper aims to evaluate the economic impacts of the Northeast Regional Fund (FNE). This study combines evaluations using different spatial scales that provide robust results of impact of the FNE loans on the GDP per capita growth between 2004 and 2010. The resu lts of fixed effect models...

The main goal of this paper is to combine micro and macro-evaluations of the Constitutional Financing Funds for the Northeast (FNE) focusing on the analysis of Ceará state in order to control for spatial heterogeneity. It aims to measure the impact of the FNE industrial loans on employment and...

This paper seeks to evaluate the relationship between the Brazilian Regional Development Funds and GDP per capita growth on two spatial scales (municipalities and micro-regions) between 1999 and 2011. In addition to the multi-scalar approach, this work brings to the available literature three...

The study evaluates the Constitutional Financing Fund for the Center-West (FCO) in the state of Goiás between the years 2004 and 2011, using Rais microdata, and loans from the FCO "Empresarial" Program. The results show a positive and statistically significant impact of the FCO on employment...

In Brazil, the regional development policy is directed by the regional development funds for the Northeast (FNE), the North (FNO), and the Central-West (FCO), which invested more than ?36 billion in lagging regions between 2004 and 2010. This policy seeks to facilitate the economic and social...

This paper aims to evaluate the economic impacts of the Northeast Regional Fund (FNE). This study combines evaluations using different spatial scales that provide robust results of impact of the FNE loans on the GDP per capita growth between 2004 and 2010. The resu lts of fixed effect models...