Place-based policy in southern Italy: evidence from a dose–response approach. Issue 8 (3rd August 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Cusimano, Alessandro; Mazzola, Fabio; Barde, Sylvain
• Is Part Of: Regional studies. Volume 55:Issue 8(2021)
• Page Start: 1442
• Page End: 1458
• Publication Date: 2021-08-03
• Subjects: local and regional development -- public subsidies -- continuous treatment -- dose–response function -- counterfactual analysis; C21 -- R12 -- R58; Regional planning -- Periodicals; Regional planning -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 307.14
• DOI: 10.1080/00343404.2021.1902974
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0034-3404

Abstract

ABSTRACT: 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.