Most countries exhibit large and persistent geographical differences in wages, income, and
unemployment rates. A growing class of place-based policies attempts to address these …

This survey reviews the current state of the economic literature, assessing the impact of
transport investments and policies on growth, inclusion, and sustainability in a developing …

Place-based policies commonly target underperforming areas, such as deteriorating
downtown business districts and disadvantaged regions. Principal examples include …

Based on panel data of 114 prefecture-level resource-based cities in China from 2004 to
2018, this paper uses SBM model and super-efficiency SBM model to measure the energy …

In this paper, we investigate the use of interactive effect or linear factor models in regional
policy evaluation. We contrast treatment effect estimates obtained using Bai (2009) with …

We exploit changes in the area-specific eligibility criteria for a program to support jobs
through investment subsidies. European rules determine whether an area is eligible for …

This study evaluates the effects of a prominent place-based policy in China—the Great
Western Development Programme. In 2000, China's central government targeted inland …

Could we significantly reduce US unemployment by helping job seekers move closer to
jobs? Using data from the leading employment board CareerBuilder. com, we show that …

Spatial disparities in income levels and worklessness in the European Union are profound,
persistent and may be widening. We describe disparities across metropolitan regions and …

Recovery of causal relationships in data is an essential part of scholarly inquiry in the social
sciences. This chapter discusses strategies that have been successfully used in urban and …