 Strenghts and Weaknesses of European Union policy evaluation methods: ex-post evaluation of objective 2, 1994-99Post-Print from HAL Abstract: The paper considers ex-post evaluation of Objective 2 at the regional level, focusing on the experience of France over 1994–99. These evaluations were ambitious, and when looking at the reports it identifies both strengths and weaknesses. The paper considers issues that are problematic in the case of the Structural Funds – such as adjustment lags, causality, measurement and ‘cross-checking' of results using national data – which are explored both through a case study of an ex-post evaluation for the Brittany region, and through examination of the mid-term evaluations for France in 2003. While the paper does find some improvements in the quality of evaluation in the recent mid-term reports, it also identifies continuing problems. These include a weakness in the ‘logical diagram of impact', tracing the chain of causality from actions to impacts, so that the paper argues for a more-detailed model of intervention. Keywords: European Union policy; evaluation methods; ex-post evaluation; regional development (search for similar items in EconPapers) Published in Regional Studies, 2006, 40 (2), pp.225-235 There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:halshs-00010282 Access Statistics for this paper More papers in Post-Print from HAL |
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