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The effect of business support on employment in manufacturing: evidence from the EU structural funds in Germany, Italy, and Spain

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  • Massimo FLORIO
  • Luigi MORETTI

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This study investigates whether a relationship exists between European Cohesion Policy support to business activities and the growth of employment. We exploit cross-industry cross-region variations for a sample of 14 manufacturing industries and 70 European regions (belonging to Germany, Spain, and Italy), and take advantage of detailed EU Structural and Cohesion Funds data available at the regional level for the period 2000-2006. We show that there are differential effects of business support on industries with different initial size as well as with different growth opportunities. The results imply that the European Cohesion Policy?s direct support to businesses might contribute to the process of reallocation of persons employed across industries. Since estimated effects at the aggregate level might conceal large differences across industries, by disentangling the effects across industries we can improve our understanding of how the Structural Funds support can impact industrial and regional development and adjustment paths.

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  • Massimo FLORIO & Luigi MORETTI, 2009. "The effect of business support on employment in manufacturing: evidence from the EU structural funds in Germany, Italy, and Spain," Departmental Working Papers 2009-033, Department of Economics, Management and Quantitative Methods at Università degli Studi di Milano.
    • Handle: RePEc:mil:wpdepa:2009-033
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    Keywords

    EU Cohesion Policy; Structural Funds; Growth Opportunities;
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    JEL classification:

    • C21 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Single Equation Models; Single Variables - - - Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models
    • O18 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
    • R11 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General Regional Economics - - - Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
    • R58 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Regional Development Planning and Policy

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