Regional Perspectives on Policy Evaluation

• Κύριος συγγραφέας: Percoco, Marco (Συγγραφέας)
• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: SpringerBriefs in Regional Science,
• Θέματα: Economic geography.; European Economic Community literature.; Economic policy.; Regional economics.; Spatial economics.; Economics.; Regional/Spatial Science.; Economic Policy.; European Integration.; Economic Geography.

The evaluation of public policies is of paramount importance for modern policy making, especially in a period of severe budget constraints. The literature has proposed several methods to deal with the issue of causality and counterfactual evaluation in a variety of contexts, with an increasing atten...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Introduction
• Regression Discontinuity Design: When Series Interrupt
• Propensity Score Matching: When Units Meet
• Difference-in-Differences: When Time and Space Matter
• A Synthetic Control Approach to Evaluate Local Policies
• Methods for Ex Ante Evaluation.