Regions and cities face unceasing pressures to adapt in response to processes of
globalization, changes in industrial production, and new patterns of migration and trade. At …

One of the main aims of the EU's common agricultural policy (CAP) is to promote the
development of rural areas. Although there is a rich abundance of academic literature on the …

SUMMARY On 23 June 2016, the British electorate voted to leave the European Union (EU).
We analyse vote and turnout shares across 380 local authority areas in the United Kingdom …

Soil erosion is one of the eight threats in the Soil Thematic Strategy, the main policy
instrument dedicated to soil protection in the European Union (EU). During the last decade …

Place-based policies commonly target underperforming areas, such as deteriorating
downtown business districts and disadvantaged regions. Principal examples include …

To what extent do regions in different member states of the European Union benefit from
Cohesion Policy? A spatial regression discontinuity design approach offers distinct but fully …

I study the impact of industrial policy on industrial development by considering a canonical
intervention. Following a political crisis, South Korea dramatically altered its development …

Spatial disparities in income levels and worklessness in the European Union are profound,
persistent and may be widening. We describe disparities across metropolitan regions and …

We exploit changes in the area-specific eligibility criteria for a program to support jobs
through investment subsidies. European rules determine whether an area is eligible for …

Researchers often estimate average treatment effects of programs without investigating
heterogeneity across units. Yet, individuals, firms, regions, or countries vary in their ability to …