Arbeitspapier

EU Cohesion Policy on the Ground: Analyzing Small-Scale Effects Using Satellite Data

We present a novel approach for analyzing the effects of EU cohesion policy on local economic activity. For all municipalities in the border area of the Czech Republic, Germany and Poland, we collect project-level data on EU funding in the period between 2007 and 2013. Using night light emission data as a proxy for economic development, we show that the receipt of a higher amount of EU funding is associated with increased economic activity at the municipal level. Our paper demonstrates that remote sensing data can provide an effective way to model local economic development also in Europe, where no comprehensive cross-border data is available at such a spatially granular level.

Sprache
Englisch

Erschienen in
Series: CESifo Working Paper ; No. 10056

Klassifikation
Wirtschaft
Regional Economic Activity: Growth, Development, Environmental Issues, and Changes
Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures; Other Public Investment and Capital Stock
Thema
regional development
EU cohesion policy
remote sensing

Ereignis
Geistige Schöpfung
(wer)
Bachtrögler-Unger, Julia
Dolls, Mathias
Krolage, Carla
Schüle, Paul
Taubenböck, Hannes
Weigand, Matthias
Ereignis
Veröffentlichung
(wer)
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)
(wo)
Munich
(wann)
2022

Handle
Letzte Aktualisierung
10.03.2025, 11:44 MEZ

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Objekttyp

  • Arbeitspapier

Beteiligte

  • Bachtrögler-Unger, Julia
  • Dolls, Mathias
  • Krolage, Carla
  • Schüle, Paul
  • Taubenböck, Hannes
  • Weigand, Matthias
  • Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo)

Entstanden

  • 2022

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