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The impact of European regional cohesion policy on NUTS 3 disparities López Villuendas, Ana María Del Campo Campos, Cristina 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 that remain 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. 2026-03-17T11:52:38Z 2026-03-17T11:52:38Z 2026-03-17T11:52:38Z 2024 journal article https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134061 0570-1864 10.1007/s00168-024-01291-0 1432-0592 eng 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. open access Springer Nature