The impact of EU structural funds on regional disparities within member states

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 267-281

  Kyriacou, Andreas P ^a   Roca Sagalés, Oriol ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

EU structural funds; Panel data; Regional disparties; Transfer intensity

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC IMPACT; EUROPEAN UNION; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; PANEL DATA; REGIONAL ECONOMY; STRUCTURAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 84859468975     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c11140r     Document Type: Article

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