Capacità di gestione, efficienza istituzionale e impatto dei Fondi Strutturali in Italia

Aiello, Francesco and Pupo, Valeria (2009): Capacità di gestione, efficienza istituzionale e impatto dei Fondi Strutturali in Italia.

Abstract

This paper evaluates the economic effects of Structural Funds in Italy. After presenting the distribution of Funds across Italian Regions over the period 1996-2007 and documenting how the Regions manage the financial resources recevied by EU, the paper assesses the impact of Structural Funds on the regional convergence process. While the impact of Funds is positive when considering the growth of regional GDP per capita, this evidence is not confirmed when using the convergence of labour productivity.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• English Title: The Impact of Structural Funds in Italy
• Language: Italian
• Keywords: Structural Funds. Economic Divide in Italy. Convergence
• Subjects: R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R5 - Regional Government Analysis > R58 - Regional Development Planning and Policy; H - Public Economics > H5 - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies > H50 - General; C - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods > C2 - Single Equation Models ; Single Variables > C23 - Panel Data Models ; Spatio-temporal Models; R - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics > R1 - General Regional Economics > R11 - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes

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