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Place-based policy in southern Italy: evidence from a dose-response approach
Alessandro CusimanoFabio MazzolaSylvain Bardesubject
Counterfactual thinkingpublic subsidieContinuous treatmentdose–response functionlocal and regional developmentEconomicsRegional sciencecontinuous treatmentGeneral Social Sciencescounterfactual analysisSettore SECS-P/06 - Economia ApplicataGeneral Environmental Sciencedescription
This paper evaluates the effectiveness at a territorial level of a place-based policy for southern Italy, that is, territorial integrated projects (TIPs). We combine classical counterfactual designs and the construction of a dose–response function to assess the impact of the infrastructural interventions on the municipalities involved in a target region (Sicily). The results are robust enough to show policy effectiveness on both the number of workers and the number of plants. In the latter case, we also identify a significant and increasing dose–response function highlighting the positive relationship between funding intensity and the growth of plants.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-01-01 |