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Strenghts and Weaknesses of European Union policy evaluation methods : ex-post evaluation of objective 2, 1994-99

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  • Maurice Baslé

    (CREM - Centre de recherche en économie et management - UNICAEN - Université de Caen Normandie - NU - Normandie Université - UR - Université de Rennes - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

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The paper considers ex-post evaluation of Objective 2 at the regional level, focusing on the experience of France over 1994–99. These evaluations were ambitious, and when looking at the reports it identifies both strengths and weaknesses. The paper considers issues that are problematic in the case of the Structural Funds – such as adjustment lags, causality, measurement and ‘cross-checking' of results using national data – which are explored both through a case study of an ex-post evaluation for the Brittany region, and through examination of the mid-term evaluations for France in 2003. While the paper does find some improvements in the quality of evaluation in the recent mid-term reports, it also identifies continuing problems. These include a weakness in the ‘logical diagram of impact', tracing the chain of causality from actions to impacts, so that the paper argues for a more-detailed model of intervention.

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  • Maurice Baslé, 2006. "Strenghts and Weaknesses of European Union policy evaluation methods : ex-post evaluation of objective 2, 1994-99," Post-Print halshs-00010282, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00010282
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    1. Laurent Davezies, 1999. "Un essai de mesure de la contribution des budgets des pays membres à la cohésion européenne," Économie et Prévision, Programme National Persée, vol. 138(2), pages 179-196.
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