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The growth effects of EU cohesion policy- a meta-analysis

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  • Benedicta Marzinotto

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We run a standard income convergence analysis for the last decade and confirm an already established finding in the growth economics literature. EU countries are converging. Regions in Europe are also converging. But, within countries, regional disparities are on the rise. At the same time, there is probably no reason for EU Cohesion Policy to be concerned with what happens inside countries. Ultimately, our data shows that national governments redistribute...

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  • Benedicta Marzinotto, 2012. "The growth effects of EU cohesion policy- a meta-analysis," Working Papers 754, Bruegel.
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