European funds and firm performance: Evidence from a natural experiment

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Expanding regional eligibility in the access to grants can have important consequences for the performance of firms. We examine a quasi-natural experiment that consisted of a redrawing of administrative areas intended to increase accessibility to European Union (EU) funds using a rich administrative dataset that covers the universe of Portuguese private firms between 2003 and 2010. Our results uncover a positive causal impact of increased eligibility on firms' sales. In contrast, employment and labour productivity do not seem to be significantly impacted by the reform. The effects are heterogeneous: while sales of firms in the services and non-tradable sectors are positively impacted, sales of firms in more competitive sectors are not affected.

Angaben zum Objekt

• ISBN: 978-3-96973-130-7
• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Series: Ruhr Economic Papers ; No. 966

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft ; Single Equation Models; Single Variables: Cross-Sectional Models; Spatial Models; Treatment Effect Models; Quantile Regressions ; General Regional Economics (includes Regional Data)
• Thema: Grants ; regional policy ; private firm ; municipalities ; Portugal

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Gabriel, José Mesquita ; dos Santos, João Pereira ; Tavares, José
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): RWI - Leibniz-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung
• (wo): Essen
• (wann): 2022

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.4419/96973130
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/264401
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:41 MEZ