Evaluating Decentralized Policies
A Method to Compare the Performance of Economic Development Programmes Across Different Regions or States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12567274 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Daniele Bondonio (0000-0001-5842-5624, University of Eastern Piedmont, Italy, Carnegie Mellon University, USA, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 101-124 |
| Publication date | 2002-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Evaluation (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1356-3890 • E-ISSN: 1461-7153 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/1358902002008001738 |
| OpenAlex | W1964579006 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 21 |
This article proposes an empirical method to evaluate decentralized economic development programmes with heterogeneous characteristics implemented in different regions or states. The evaluation design developed in the article is a comparative analysis that operationalizes differences in regional policy features and controls for exogenous factors that may affect outcomes independently from the programme intervention. The proposed method is illustrated and tested through the evaluation of the US Enterprise Zone programmes. The results of the analysis show that the proposed evaluation design is an effective tool for turning the heterogeneity of decentralized economic development programmes from a threat to the validity of the analysis into a great opportunity for testing the effectiveness of a variety of region- (or state-)specific policy implementation features
Affect (linguistics · Business · Economics · Intervention (counseling · Management science · Process management · Risk analysis (engineering · State (computer science · Variety (cybernetics · Computer Science · Fiscal Policy and Economic Growth · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Psychology · Regional Economics and Spatial Analysis · Artificial Intelligence
Choosing among Alternative Nonexperimental Methods for Estimating the Impact of Social Programs
Tax policy and urban development
Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator
Reducing Bias in Observational Studies Using Subclassification on the Propensity Score
Causal Effects in Nonexperimental Studies
The central role of the propensity score in observational studies for causal effects
Matching As An Econometric Evaluation Estimator
Propensity Score-Matching Methods for Nonexperimental Causal Studies
Strategic Planning and Enterprise Zones
Enterprise Zones and Employment
An Evaluation of State Enterprise Zone Policies
Who Benefits from State and Local Economic Development Policies
| Citations per year | 0.1 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2006 - 2011 (6) |
| Highly cited | No |