Zur Untersuchung lokaler Wachstumseffekte der EU-Regionalpolitik wurden für eine ausgewählte Pilotregion im Grenzgebiet zwischen Deutschland, Polen und Tschechien ein Mikrodatensatz zum Erhalt von EU-Förderung auf Projektebene mit Fernerkundungsdaten verschiedener Satelliten kombiniert. Dabei...

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...

Der Aufbau Ost scheint weitgehend abgeschlossen. Der IW-Einheitsindex, der sieben Indikatoren zur Ost-West-Angleichung umfasst, dokumentiert anhaltende, aber langsame Fortschritte. Die Infrastruktur der neuen Bundesländer ist gut ausgebaut, die Arbeitslosenquote ist im einstelligen Bereich...

This paper uses long-term regional construction data to investigate whether increases infrastructure investment in the English regions leads to subsequent rises in housebuilding and new commercial property, using time series modeling. Both physical (roads and harbours) and social infrastructure...

Local public technology centers, administrated by local authorities, engage in technology transfer to small local firms. Current structural changes in regional innovation systems force them to redefine strategy to contribute to regional development. Based on the comprehensive dataset to describe...

Wide regional variation has been a major characteristic of development experience in India. In the present study, the multidimensional facet of development is sought to be reflected through composite indices of development. It deals with the development trends exhibited at the National as well...

The aim of this paper is to provide a contribution to the debate on the effectiveness of cohesion policies in Italy. It focuses on the effects of EU spending on the convergence process across Italian regions from 1996 to 2007. The empirical analysis is based on a neoclassical growth model which...

This chapter seeks to provide useful advice for local government policy towards economic development programs. The chapter: Reviews the size and scope of local economic development programs in the United States; critically analyzes the various rationales offered for these programs; makes...

Williamson (1965) argued that catching up countries experiencing strong national growth tend also to see a widening in regional disparities, whereas in more developed economies strong national growth and falling regional disparities could go hand in hand. We find some evidence of a trade-off...

This paper provides an analysis of local development, to deepen understanding of characteristics and behavior of women in rural areas in the municipality of Los Cabos, Baja California Sur. Specifically in the local delegations of Santiago, Miraflores, and La Ribera. We also identify investment...