Cohesion policy evaluation: Guidelines for selection of appropriate methods

Koudoumakis, Panagiotis; Botzoris, George; Protopapas, Angelos L.

doi:10.1111/rsp3.12524

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“…Overall, for the whole period 2000-2017, income has been diverged among regions, as the distribution of year 2000 first-degree dominates the one of 2017. This outcome confirms the outcomes of previous studies in similar time periods (e.g., Petrakos and Psycharis 2016;Psycharis et al 2016;Koudoumakis et al 2019). Moreover, the results in Table 4 emphasize the fact that policymakers with different priorities value differently annual changes of per capita income distributions.…”

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How Does a Policymaker Rank Regional Income Distributions across Years? A Study on the Evolution of Greek Regional per Capita Income

Liontakis¹

2020

Economies

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This study examines the evolution of the regional per capita income from the perspective of a policymaker at the national level. To do that, it utilizes stochastic dominance analysis by including a utility function that expresses the “regional inequalities aversion” level of the policymaker. In this way, the analysis indicates how the policymakers rank income distributions according to their primary policy objectives and more specifically, GDP growth and diminishing of income inequalities. Data refer to the per capita GDPs of the Greek prefectures during the period 2000–2017, in real terms. The estimation of certainty equivalents provides a numeric index of preference among regional income distributions according to the policy objectives mix. Results indicate that the period 2000–2017 is characterized by different patterns of regional income evolutions. Overall, there is no regional convergence from year 2000 to 2017, while the evolution of regional income does not follow a constant path. The analysis provides thoughtful insights into the way that different policy targets and preferences can affect the relevant ranking of income distributions. In a certain level of policymakers’ “regional inequalities aversion”, a balance between economic growth and diminishing of regional inequalities targets is assumed. Apart from a useful tool in economic research, this quantification approach can also be utilized in policy design for setting more appropriate policy targets, based on the preferences of policymakers at the national level.

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How Does a Policymaker Rank Regional Income Distributions across Years? A Study on the Evolution of Greek Regional per Capita Income

Liontakis¹

2020

Economies

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“…Convergence-divergence goes beyond the scope of the academic issue when studying the policy that will lead to the economic development of a region and the decrease of inter-regional imbalances (Alexiadis, 2020). According to the concept of economic and regional development, convergence is the process by which a less developed region grows more quickly than a developed region (Koudoumakis, et al, 2019). Economic and regional development in the European Union is a subject of study in international literature, which has been studied in depth by many scholars over the past decades (Petrakos & Saratsis, 2000).…”

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The Application of Social Network Analysis to Economic and Regional Development: Tertiary Educational Attainment by Sex and Nuts 2 Regions

Filenta,

Kydros

2023

Studies in Business and Economics

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Social Network Analysis (SNA) is a process of investigating the structure of a network. With the contribution of graph theory, it studies the relationships (links) that are established between different units, such as individuals, groups, or organizations (nodes), which are taken as interdependent rather than as autonomous. A social network can be compared to a web, which records the relationships or interactions of people. These networks include the social or professional interactions between units through which information and services are exchanged or contacts are recorded on a systematic basis. In this paper we attempt to introduce SNA in Economic and Regional Development, i.e. to examine the correlation of a regional education statistic indicator between certain regions. Specifically, we study the share of citizens who have completed higher education for the age group 25-64 years by gender and NUTS 2 regions. We present the visualisation of several networks, which are generated based on the degree of correlation of the data, and compute measures of centrality to compare the level of higher education by gender. The aim is to determine whether the application of Social Network Analysis could be an alternative research method in the study of Economic and Regional Development.

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“…Policy life cycles and system approaches to policy are well-defined outside of systems engineering literature. 7,8 Bringing these perspectives in would strengthen current systems engineering methodology.…”

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Systemic innovation for countering violent radicalization: Systems engineering in a policy context

Clancy,

Addison,

Pavlov

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Systems Engineering

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This paper brings a systems engineering approach to policymaking in the context of violent radicalization. We test strategies to combat terrorism under the premise that violent radicalization is a complex system of social contagion resulting in terrorism. We built a simulation using DIME‐PMESII military standards to replicate a terror contagion occurring over 10 years in both physical and online environments under optimal, realistic, and worst‐case scenarios. We then tested antiterrorism, counterterrorism, and counter radicalization strategies as policy experiments in this simulation. These experiments identified four key dynamics relevant for developing policies to reduce terrorism. First, most well‐known policies are ineffective in containing terrorism driven by social contagion. Second, strategies generating backlash can become worse than doing nothing at all. Third, perceived grievance determines the carrying capacity of terrorism in a system, allowing disrupted networks to regenerate. Fourth, variable public support may result in sharp secondary waves of violence under certain contingencies. Experimenting with our model, we explore effective ways to address the violent radicalization problem.

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Cohesion policy evaluation: Guidelines for selection of appropriate methods

Abstract: Despite significant efforts by the European Union (EU) member states (MS) and regions, the role of evaluation in the cohesion policy (CP) is limited, mainly because of issues associated with selecting appropriate evaluation

Cited by 5 publications

References 53 publications

How Does a Policymaker Rank Regional Income Distributions across Years? A Study on the Evolution of Greek Regional per Capita Income

How Does a Policymaker Rank Regional Income Distributions across Years? A Study on the Evolution of Greek Regional per Capita Income

The Application of Social Network Analysis to Economic and Regional Development: Tertiary Educational Attainment by Sex and Nuts 2 Regions

Systemic innovation for countering violent radicalization: Systems engineering in a policy context

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