The European Union aims for territorial cohesion, with human capital as a key factor. Assessing how investment in regional human capital enhances this cohesion is therefore essential. This study assesses the impact of the EU Structural Funds (ESFs) in Calabria (Italy), a region grappling with...

The European Union aims for territorial cohesion, with human capital as a key factor. Assessing how investment in regional human capital enhances this cohesion is therefore essential. This study assesses the impact of the EU Structural Funds (ESFs) in Calabria (Italy), a region grappling with...

This study focuses on the period 2000-2006, giving an overall evaluation of the role and actions of the financial institutions in the implementation of the structural funds in Southern Italy and especially in Calabria and Sicily. In general what lessons can be drawn from the role of financial...

The South of Italy has been one of the main beneficiaries of Community funding, especially of structural funds, for decades. During the new programming period 2007-2013 the two region of South of Italy will receive around 6,28 Billion . This study will analyse the implementation of the...

This study aims at addressing three issues, i.e. the extent of Structural Funds support for innovation, the main limitations to an effective implementation of Structural Funds support for innovation and possible ways to overcome these limitations. The main conclusions are the following: -...

The study is set in the wider framework of the European Parliament's responsibilities in relation to the European Union's policy for furthering economic and social cohesion, known as Cohesion Policy, and aims to understand the performance of the the Structural Funds in Poland. [...] The present...

This study deals with the baseline and impact indicators for the EU rural development programming period 2007-2013. Key concepts are explained in part A, Common baseline indicators are defined in part B and Guidelines are provided for defining additional baseline indicators.

The paper summarises the issues discussed and put forward at the conference organised on this subject by the Enlargement Economic Department and the MEDEF International. The underlying thoughts tally with a triple aim. First, the Central and Eastern European countries are going to receive...

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