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Pushing for growth: Quasi-experimental evidence on the effect of regional transfers in the EU

Källström, John LU (2014) NEKP01 20141
Department of Economics
Abstract
This thesis investigates the effect of Objective-1 regional transfers on the per-capita income growth performance of EU NUTS-3 regions during the budgetary period 2000-2006. To be able to distinguish a causal effect and account for possible endogeneity a quasi-experimental regression-discontinuity design is employed. This strategy relies on the arbitrary set 75%-rule for Objective-1 fund eligibility. The findings generally suggest a positive effect of the funds to promote growth in low-income regions. However, the country affiliation of recipient regions seems to be of great importance to the effectiveness of the funds in promoting growth. Moreover, evidence point to the transfers affecting different regions in different ways. Regions just... (More)
This thesis investigates the effect of Objective-1 regional transfers on the per-capita income growth performance of EU NUTS-3 regions during the budgetary period 2000-2006. To be able to distinguish a causal effect and account for possible endogeneity a quasi-experimental regression-discontinuity design is employed. This strategy relies on the arbitrary set 75%-rule for Objective-1 fund eligibility. The findings generally suggest a positive effect of the funds to promote growth in low-income regions. However, the country affiliation of recipient regions seems to be of great importance to the effectiveness of the funds in promoting growth. Moreover, evidence point to the transfers affecting different regions in different ways. Regions just below the threshold and some regions in older member states seem better at utilizing received funds. This thesis suggests that a regions absorptive capacity is closely linked to the institutional environment. (Less)
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author
Källström, John LU
supervisor
organization
course
NEKP01 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Structural Funds, Regional Growth, Regional convergence, European Union, Regression-discontinuity design, Quasi-experimental methods
language
English
id
4460452
date added to LUP
2014-06-26 15:01:04
date last changed
2014-06-26 15:01:04
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  abstract     = {{This thesis investigates the effect of Objective-1 regional transfers on the per-capita income growth performance of EU NUTS-3 regions during the budgetary period 2000-2006. To be able to distinguish a causal effect and account for possible endogeneity a quasi-experimental regression-discontinuity design is employed. This strategy relies on the arbitrary set 75%-rule for Objective-1 fund eligibility. The findings generally suggest a positive effect of the funds to promote growth in low-income regions. However, the country affiliation of recipient regions seems to be of great importance to the effectiveness of the funds in promoting growth. Moreover, evidence point to the transfers affecting different regions in different ways. Regions just below the threshold and some regions in older member states seem better at utilizing received funds. This thesis suggests that a regions absorptive capacity is closely linked to the institutional environment.}},
  author       = {{Källström, John}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Pushing for growth: Quasi-experimental evidence on the effect of regional transfers in the EU}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}