Lecture by the Spatial Warsaw Research Center – April 23, 2025

Professor Sébastien Bourdin (EM Normandie Business School) and prof. Sergio Pietro Destefanis (University of Salerno) will present their study entitled: “What are the impacts of Cohesion Policy on the trade-off between employment and productivity?”. The co-authors of the study are Professor Gianluigi Coppola (University of Salerno) and Dr. Maria Kubara, a researcher at the Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw.

We cordially invite you to attend the seminar on April 23, 2025, at 15:00. The event will take place in Auditorium F,  at the Faculty of Economic Sciences. There is also an option to participate remotely via the Zoom platform.

Link to the meeting: https://uw-edu-pl.zoom.us/j/95899368159?pwd=EOatn0f2WQckIokNwY0aE8BjRKYxla.1

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Passcode: 363058]

We encourage you to take part in the seminar and to review the abstract of the presentation provided below.

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This paper examines the heterogeneous effectiveness of EU Cohesion Policy in fostering regional growth, with a specific focus on the trade-off between productivity gains and job creation. Using data at the NUTS 2 level, the study assesses the impact of European Structural and Investment Funds through a novel empirical approach based on a multi-input multi-output transformation function. This framework allows for a simultaneous analysis of GDP per employee and employment rates as distinct but interrelated outcomes. Results reveal significant heterogeneity across regions and funds in how Cohesion Policy influences the employment–productivity trade-off. These findings underscore the importance of tailoring policy interventions to regional specificities in order to promote both sustainable growth and social inclusion.