Economic Impact of European Structural and Investment Funds Interventions in Austria since 1995

For the first time, a WIFO research study provides a cross-fund analysis of the spatial effects of EU structural and investment fund policy in Austria from 1995. It is based on a new database on EU funding and national co-financing, which was built up by merging individual data sets of the fund-responsible and managing agencies. On this basis, the study examines the regional distribution of fund disbursements and their effect on the federal provinces as well as on smaller units (labour market districts, municipalities). The results indicate that ESIF initiatives in Austria contributed to reducing regional disparities.