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Citizens' perception of the Cohesion Policy and support for the European Union

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  • Enrique López‐Bazo
  • Vicente Royuela

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Using a novel database, this study assesses the impact of the perception of the personal benefits of the EU Cohesion Policy on support for the European project. The results show that the gap in support between people who claim to have benefited from the Cohesion Policy and those who feel they have not vanished once differences in individual traits and reverse causality are taken into account. This means that, despite the significant positive effect that the intensity of the Cohesion Policy in the region exerts on the perception of the policy, it does not stimulate support for the EU. Utilizando una novedosa base de datos, este estudio evalúa el impacto de la percepción de los beneficios personales de la política de cohesión de la UE sobre el apoyo al proyecto europeo. Los resultados muestran que la diferencia de apoyo entre las personas que afirman haberse beneficiado de la política de cohesión y las que creen que no, desapareció una vez se tuvieron en cuenta las diferencias en los rasgos individuales y la causalidad inversa. Esto significa que, a pesar del efecto positivo significativo que ejerce la intensidad de la Política de Cohesión en la región sobre la percepción de la política, no estimula el apoyo a la UE. 本稿では、最新のデータを用いて、EU結束政策(Cohesion Policy)による個人的利益に関する意識の、ヨーロッパのプロジェクト(the European project)の支持に対する影響を評価する。結果から、結束政策の恩恵を受けたと感じる人々と、個人の特性の差と逆の因果関係を考慮すると差は解消されなかったと感じている人々で、支持が分かれることが示された。これはすなわち、その地域における結束政策の強さは、政策に対する意識に著明な正の効果をもたらしているにもかかわらず、EUに対する支持を促進しないということを意味する。

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  • Enrique López‐Bazo & Vicente Royuela, 2019. "Citizens' perception of the Cohesion Policy and support for the European Union," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 11(4), pages 733-749, October.
  • Handle: RePEc:bla:rgscpp:v:11:y:2019:i:4:p:733-749
    DOI: 10.1111/rsp3.12223
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    1. Štefan Rehák & Oliver Rafaj & Tomáš Černěnko, 2021. "EU integration, regional development problems and the rise of the new radical right in Slovakia," Regional Science Policy & Practice, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 13(2), pages 303-321, April.
    2. Vassilis Tselios & Andrés Rodríguez-Pose, 2020. "Did Decentralisation Affect Citizens’ Perception of the European Union? The Impact during the Height of Decentralisation in Europe," Economies, MDPI, vol. 8(2), pages 1-26, May.

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