Evaluation of results and adaptation of EU Rural Development Programmes

Andersson, AnnaLund University,Lunds universitet,AgriFood Economics Centre, SLU,AgriFood Economics Centre, Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet,Ekonomihögskolan,AgriFood Economics Centre, SLU,AgriFood Economics Centre, Lund University School of Economics and Management,Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM (författare)

The EU Commission highlights evaluations as important for improving common policies. But do evaluations actually contribute? This paper examines whether this has been the case for the EU Rural Development Programmes (RDPs). We investigate 1) to what extent evaluations have influenced the design of national programmes and 2) if they have affected the Rural Development Regulation on which national programmes are based. Our main finding is that evaluations do not seem to affect future policy to any discernible degree. This is the case for both national programmes and the Regulation itself, which seems to have evolved in response to external pressures. Partly, this may be because evaluations tend to give vague or too general recommendations. Moreover, evaluations seldom apply counterfactual analysis, often because of a lack of data, implying that results may be methodologically questioned. Lastly, evaluations, and RDPs, are hard to locate and seldom translated from their native languages, impairing the possibilities of learning from the experiences of others.

Höjgård, SörenSveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Lund University,Lunds universitet,AgriFood Economics Centre, SLU,AgriFood Economics Centre, Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet,Ekonomihögskolan,AgriFood Economics Centre, SLU,AgriFood Economics Centre, Lund University School of Economics and Management,Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM,Institutionen för ekonomi,Department of Economics(Swepub:slu)48920 (författare)
Rabinowicz, EwaSveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Lund University,Lunds universitet,AgriFood Economics Centre, SLU,AgriFood Economics Centre, Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet,Ekonomihögskolan,AgriFood Economics Centre, SLU,AgriFood Economics Centre, Lund University School of Economics and Management,Lund University School of Economics and Management, LUSEM,Institutionen för ekonomi,Department of Economics(Swepub:slu)47314 (författare)
AgriFood Economics Centre, SLUAgriFood Economics Centre, Ekonomihögskolan vid Lunds universitet (creator_code:org_t)
Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet

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