Based on a sample of 1,084 European regions (EU 15) over the period of 1995-2004, we estimate the determinants of regional growth of GDP per capita, allowing for both spatial lag and spatial error dependence. We find that robust LM tests cannot reject the null hypothesis of no spatial dependence...

This paper analyses the growth e®ects of EU structural funds using a new panel dataset of 124 NUTS-1 / NUTS-2 regions over the time period 1995-2005. We extend the current literature with regard to at least three aspects: First of all, we extend the time period of investigation, using...

The current empirical literature on the impact of EU Cohesion Policy on the economic growth rates of the European regions mainly relies on functional form assumptions. However, it is ex ante not clear which functional form is appropriate with regard to the relationship between structural funds...

Regionalpolitik ist gemessen an den Ausgaben nach der Agrarpolitik das zweitwichtigste Politikfeld der EU. Eines ihrer zentralen Ziele ist die Förderung von langfristigem Wirtschaftswachstum. Die jüngere volkswirtschaftliche Forschung hat gezeigt, dass ein Zusammenhang zwischen der Höhe und...

The objective of this study is to perform an ex-post evaluation of the instruments applied in the OP ERDF Saxony 2007-2013 to facilitate SMEs’ growth and innovation. The analysis encompasses 9 instruments that were identified as either targeting SMEs in particular or being mainly absorbed by...

The aim of this paper is twofold. First, the smart growth concept is examined with a focus on challenges associated with applying this concept in the less developed regions. Second, the impact of EU structural funds on smart growth in Poland is analyzed at the regional level with a view to...

This article discusses the Lisbon Agenda from the perspective of entrepreneurship policy. After a brief overview of the events leading up to the development of the Lisbon Agenda, the authors describe the goals and content of this policy framework as well as of the Structural Funds. Using...

Der Ausweis von Regionalfördergebieten ist in den Mitgliedsstaaten der EU nur im Rahmen eines von der Europäischen Kommission kriteriengestützt festgelegten „Bevölkerungsplafonds“ möglich. Dieser wird für die kommende Förderperiode ab 2021 in Deutschland aufgrund der im EU-Vergleich...