López Villuendas, Ana MaríaDel Campo Campos, Cristina2026-03-172026-03-172024López-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), 1297-1319.0570-186410.1007/s00168-024-01291-0https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/134061The 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.engjournal article1432-0592https://doi.org/10.1007/s00168-024-01291-0open accessC23R58F02InequalitiesRegional Cohesion PolicyConvergenceEuropean UnionNUTS 3 regionsUnión Europea (Unión Europea)Economía regionalFondos estructuralesPolítica europea de desarrolloIntegración económica1209.03 Análisis de Datos1209.15 Series Temporales6307.06 Desarrollo socioeconómico5309.02 Integración Económica5310.91 Economía Internacional: Área Europea5307.04 Estudios del desarrollo Económico