The analysis deals in particular with the spillover effects arising from the policy intervention resulting from indirect trade effects and other inter-regional interdependencies and interactions. Cohesion policy has a positive long-run impact on the Polish economy, lasting years after the end of the programmes. 

This text is part of a publication by the Polish Agency for Enterprise Development (PARP) entitled The Use of Econometric Modelling in Evaluating the Impact of Public Policies and Programmes (available here).

The full Technical Report can be found here.