The impact of territorial capital on Cohesion Policy in rural Polish areas

This study evaluates the outcomes of European Union’s Cohesion Policy on rural areas in Poland between 2007 and 2018. Stratified propensity score matching was used to examine whether policy impact depends type local territorial capital involved. Inputs individual municipalities with similar characteristics conditions socio-economic development were modelled compared. The results show that more advanced non-agricultural functions also a reduced agricultural function led greater effectiveness. Thus, convergence, or evening out differences development, does not take place at (intraregional) level.