The impact of Rural Development Program on the economic performances of agro-food industry: the results of a
counterfactual analysis in Piedmont, Italy[1]
National
Research Council of Italy
Institute
for Economic Research on Firm and Growth CNR-CERIS Collegio Carlo Alberto - via Real Collegio, n. 30
10024 Moncalieri (Torino) – ITALY
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Abstract: The purpose of this
research is to compare, by means of a counterfactual analysis, the economic
performance of Piedmontese agro-food enterprises in 2005-2012, period
characterized by the economic crisis, in relation to whether they received
fundings during the last two programming periods. In particular, the main
objective is to analyse the role played by the Rural Development Programme in
the agro-food businesses in Piedmont and the effects of financing on the
enterprises under investigation. The results provide insights and guidelines
for policy makers as well as for researchers involved in the evaluation of
public policies and they can be used to elaborate effective interventions and
targeted actions.
[1]Paper presented at the 54rd ERSA Congress, “Regional development
& globalization: Best practices”, St. Petersburg (Russia), 26-19 August
2013. The authors thank the participants to the Special Session on
Counterfactual methods for regional policy evaluation and the chairs Elena
Ragazzi and Lisa Sella for the useful feedbacks