Literature stresses that efficient institutions are necessary to achieve the highest returns from
public policies. It has been recognized by the European Union (EU) that regional institutions …

Rodríguez-Pose A. and Garcilazo E. Quality of government and the returns of investment:
examining the impact of cohesion expenditure in European regions, Regional Studies. This …

Our paper aims at evaluating the role that the local administrations play on Italian regional
innovation performance, by using a revised version of Regional Innovation Scoreboard …

There has been much debate in policy and scholarly circles investigating whether the quality
of institutions, in general, and the quality of government, in particular, affect the delivery and …

This paper investigates the role played by public capital on the production level of Italian
regions by specifically accounting for the quality of institutions. Our analysis, carried out over …

Cohesion Policy is the main instrument used to promote and achieve a balanced and lasting
economic growth across the European Union (EU) and absorbs more than one-third of the …

ABSTRACT Substantial European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) monies have
been directed at regional economic and social development in Portugal in which …

The European Cohesion Policy is probably the largest of all development programs, aiming
to promote the development of lagging regions and, hence, long-term convergence …

The chapter offers a comprehensive analytical framework for the study of administrative
capacity and administrative capacity-building in the Cohesion Policy domain. This includes …

This book is about EU Cohesion Policy and the economic convergence of European
underdeveloped regions: it investigates the political and institutional factors that determine …