Regional policies and the equity-efficiency trade-off: Towards a sequenced timing of cohesion policy

Acta Oeconomica

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 249-277

  Lackenbauer, J ^a   Meyer, D ^a  

^a BUDAPEST UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMICS   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Agglomeration; Cohesion policy; Efficiency; Equity; Growth; Innovation; Regional disparities; Trade off

Indexed keywords

AGGLOMERATION; EQUITY; EUROPEAN UNION; REGIONAL POLICY; TRADE-OFF;

EID: 33749526479     PISSN: 00016373     EISSN: 15882659     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1556/AOecon.56.2006.3.1     Document Type: Article

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