On the optimal design of place-based policies: A structural evaluation of EU regional transfers

Yashar Blouri and Maximilian von Ehrlich

Diskussionsschriften from Universitaet Bern, Departement Volkswirtschaft

Abstract: We quantify general equilibrium effects of place-based policies in a multiregion framework with mobility, trade and agglomeration economies. Using detailed data on EU transfers, we infer the local effects of different transfer types on productivity, income and transportation cost. Based on these estimates and the general equilibrium model we derive the spatial distribution of economic activity and the resulting aggregate welfare effects if (i) no transfers were paid and taxes set to zero, (ii) transfers were distributed uniformly, (iii) transfers were welfare-optimally distributed. Characterizing the optimal distributions, we reveal complementarities between transfer types and between transfers and local endowments.

Keywords: economic geography; place-based policies; structural estimation; subsidies; public investments; European structural funds (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F10 F20 H20 R10 R50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017-10
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Journal Article: On the optimal design of place-based policies: A structural evaluation of EU regional transfers (2020)
Working Paper: On the Optimal Design of Place-Based Policies: A Structural Evaluation of EU Regional Transfers (2017)
Working Paper: On the optimal design of place-based policies: A structural evaluation of EU regional transfers (2017)
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