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COMPARATIVE REGIONAL POLICY IMPACT ANALYSIS: EX POST EVALUATION OF THE PERFORMANCE OF THE EUROPEAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT FUND *
Author(s) -
Nijkamp Peter,
Blaas Eddy
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of regional science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.171
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1467-9787
pISSN - 0022-4146
DOI - 10.1111/j.1467-9787.1995.tb01294.x
Subject(s) - regional science , order (exchange) , regional policy , regional development , exploratory analysis , european community , political science , computer science , economics , international trade , geography , finance , data science , law
. This paper addresses the issue of ex post impact analysis of regional policies in the European Community. The analysis is both methodological and applied in nature. After a concise overview of existing impact assessment methods, a two‐step approach by means of an exploratory frequency method and an explanatory rational expectations‐based model is proposed in order to provide an empirical framework for cross‐regional comparative evaluation of the performance of the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF). The seope and applicability of the method is illustrated by means of a case study for Dutch regions.