Rural Balkans and EU integration.

Franco Sotte, Introduction
Roberto Esposti, Development of rural regions in the EU and in the Balkans
(Introduction; State of the art and the REAPBALK approach; The Balkan specificity)
Roberto Esposti, Selection of the regional case studies
(The REAPBALK approach: key choices, methodological issues and original contribution; Criteria for the process of regional selection; Regional selection process by country; Final remarks)
Konstatinos Mattas, Stratos Loizou, Vangelis Tzouvelekas and Tsakiri Meropi, A common Input-Output model
(Introduction; Input-Output Foundations and Theoretical Base; REAPBALK Common I-O model; Final Remark)
Konstatinos Mattas, Stratos Loizou, Vangelis Tzouvelekas, Tsakiri Meropi, Andrea Bonfiglio, Regional Input-Output Models and Theoretical Base; Sectoral Likage Coefficients and Theoretical Base)
Andrea Bonfiglio, Scenario definition and methodology for impact analysis
(Introduction; Policy scenarios; Methodology for evaluating policy scenarios; Direct payments and market support; Integration effects; Allocation of Funds)
Plamen Mishev, Nedka Ivanova and Antoaneta Golemanova, The impact of UE pre-accession and accession measures on the economy of the Bulgarian rural regions
(Introduction; Importance of Rural Areas in Bulgaria; Policy framework for the development of the rural regions in Bulgaria; North-East Region; Relevant national and regional scenarios; Data used; Results of the impact analysis at national and regional level; Concluding remarks)
Željko Mrnjavac, Branko Grcic and Blanka Petkovic, Potential impacts of EU-Funds on a rural region of Croatia
(Some general information about Croatia; The selected regional for the impact analysis; The analyzed policy instruments and the definition of the relevant scenarios; The results of the impact analysis at national and regional levels; Distribution effects on economic variables by defined scenarios; Conclusions)
Maria Vincze, Lehel Györfy, Stefana Varvari, The impact of European funds on the Romanian national and regional economy
(Introduction; Main objectives of the national and regional development policies; EU financial support for Romania and for the Nerth-West region; Relevant regional and national scenarios; data source and methodology; Results of the analysis at the regional and national level; Policy implications: some concluding remarks)
Luka Juvancic, Aleš Kuhar, Emil Erjavec, Urban Sila, Introduction; Contextual and empirical background; Policy analysis: the allocation of funds; Estimated policy impact - scenario analysis; Concluding remarks)
Konstatinos Mattas, Stratos Loizou, Vangelis Tzouvelekas, Tsakiri Meropi, Old EU member states in the Balkans: the case of the region of Thessalia
(Introduction, The Region of Thessalia; Policies for national and regional economic and social development; Impact Analysis Results; Conclusions)
Andrea Bonfiglio, A dynamic impact analysis of pre-accession and accession EU policies: the cases of Romania and Bulgaria
(Introduction; Identifying policy scenarios; Methodology to assess policy impact; Projecting regional I-O tables; Allocation of funds; Policy impact analysis; Concluding remarks)
Alistair Bailey, Sophia Davidova, Alberto Zanni, The medium-term perspectives: a final comparison
(Introduction; Main characteristics of the case study regions; Methodology, data sources and policy induced transfers; Formulation of policy scenarios; Summary of impact analysis results; The agricultural sector; Time varying coefficients analysis; Conclusions).

Contributors: Franco Sotte

Serie: Economia - Ricerche

Subjects: European and International Economy - Agricultural and Food Economics

Level: Scholarly Research