Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/300264 
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Year of Publication: 
2024
Series/Report no.: 
ZEW Discussion Papers No. 24-039
Publisher: 
ZEW - Leibniz-Zentrum für Europäische Wirtschaftsforschung, Mannheim
Abstract: 
This chapter examines the distributional effects of place-based policies in the EU. In a first step, it characterizes existing income inequalities in the EU and distinguishes between their interregional and intraregional dimensions. A key result is that inequalities within European regions make an important contribution to overall inequality in the EU. Against this background, the chapter then reviews the economic literature on the effectiveness and distributional effects of place-based policies in general and EU regional policy in particular. The evidence from this literature suggests that while place-based policies can reduce inequalities between regions, they tend to increase inequalities within regions. The chapter concludes with a discussion of policy recommendations for EU regional policy that can be derived from these findings.
Subjects: 
place-based policies
regional inequality
intraregional inequality
European Union (EU)
JEL: 
D31
E24
H72
R11
R23
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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