RT Journal Article
T1 The impact of European regional cohesion policy on NUTS 3 disparities
A1 López Villuendas, Ana María
A1 Del Campo Campos, Cristina
AB The impact of the European Union’s Cohesion Policy is still controversial. Now more than ever, there is a particular demand for the Regional Cohesion Policy to be impactful and effective. In this context, the paper aims to determine the effect of the regional Cohesion Policy on the NUTS 3 economic disparities. Although the regions eligible to receive Structural Funds, the main financial instrument of the Regional Cohesion Policy, are defined at NUTS 2 level, some local effects thatremain hidden at this level and affect disparities might be revealed by performing the analysis at a finer level of disaggregation, the NUTS 3 level. Our results show that the impact of Structural Funds on regional disparities is not as expected, as eligible regions experience a larger increase in disparities than non-eligible ones.
PB Springer Nature
SN 0570-1864
YR 2024
FD 2024
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134061
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134061
LA eng
NO López-Villuendas, A. M., & del Campo, C. (2024). The impact of European regional cohesion policy on NUTS 3 disparities. The Annals of Regional Science, 73(3), 1297-1319.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 mar 2026