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Decentralization, subjective well-being and the perception of institutions

Diaz-Serrano, Luis; Rodríguez-Pose, Andrés - 2012

decentralization have a positive and significant effect on the overall subjective well-being of individuals. However, fiscal … decentralization has a different effect on the perception of institutions depending on whether we consider subnational expenditure or … revenues. Similarly, the effect of political decentralization on the level of satisfaction with institutions also varies …

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Public subsidies, TFP and Efficiency : a tale of complex relationships

Bernini, Cristina; Cerqua, Augusto; Pellegrini, Guido - 2015

The paper analyses the causal effect of capital subsidies on firms' efficiency and productivity by exploiting the conditions for a local random experiment created by Law 488/92 (henceforth L488), which has been an important policy instrument for reducing territorial disparities in Italy. The...

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The effects of spatially targeted enterprise initiatives : evidence from UK LEGI

Einiö, Elias; Overman, Henry G. - 2012 - Prelimijnary

We investigate the impacts of a significant area-based policy intervention (LEGI) that aimed to increase employment and productivity in 30 disadvantaged areas across England. In order to identify the causal effects of the programme, we use panel data at a fine spatial scale covering years before...

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Main findings and proposals of the Spanish cluster policy evaluation : the AEIs Programme

Castillo Hermosa, Jaime del; Barroeta, Belén; Paton, … - 2011

In the US and Europe many clusters initiatives have recently been launched. National and regional governments have been defining and implementing clusters policies and programmes with the aim to identifying, launching and finally consolidating international competitive clusters in their...

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European regional policy and development in Greece : do statistics justify the investments?

Koufodontis, Iason; Alexopoulos, Andreas; Gaki, Eleni - 2010

The study presented in the paper attempts to examine if the alleged effectiveness of the developmental funds - one of the main strategic tools of the EU - can be traced in the typical statistics provided by various authorities and organizations. The study focuses in the case of funds used in...

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Beyond the SUTVA : how industrial policy evaluations change when we allow for interactions among firms

Cerqua, Augusto; Pellegrini, Guido - 2013

Investment subsidies to private firms have been one of the most popular place-based policies in developed countries; however, the empirical evidence to date is still mixed and there is no general consensus on the effectiveness of such policy. Most evaluation studies have focused on the policy...

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Are the subsidies to private capital useful? : a multiple regression discontinuity design approach

Pellegrini, Guido; Cerqua, Augusto - 2011

There is still little consensus on the effectiveness of business support policies. The empirical evaluation is complicated by the difficulty in achieving reliable identification. We analyse the impact of Law 488/92, the main Italian regional policy. We propose a new approach, named multiple...

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The effect of tuition fees on student enrollment and location choice : interregional migration, border effects and gender differences

Alecke, Björn; Burgard, Claudia; Mitze, Timo - 2013

This paper investigates the effects of tuition fees on the university enrollment and location decision of high school graduates in Germany. After a Federal Constitutional Court decision in 2005, 7 out of 16 German federal states introduced tuition fees for higher education. In the empirical...

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Behavioral policies and inequities : the case of incentivized smoking cessation policies

Dede, O. Çağlar - In: Journal of economic methodology 26 (2019) 3, pp. 272-289

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Let's call their bluff : the politics of econometric methodology

Azam, Jean-Paul - In: Peace economics, peace science and public policy 25 (2019) 4, pp. 1-7

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