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Received: 2024-05-11  |  Accepted: 2024-07-04  |  Published: 2024-09-30

Title

Financial resources as determinants of cross-border cooperation intensity in Interreg V-A programs


Abstract

This study examines the key components influencing the intensity of cross-border cooperation among 56 Interreg V-A programs implemented on the EU's internal borders during the 2014-2020 period. Employing a quantitative approach combining correlation analysis and linear regression modeling, the article assesses the relationship between financial resources and indicators of cooperation intensity. The findings confirm a positive association between the financial scale of the programs and cooperation intensity, with a more pronounced effect for the network dimension (number of partnerships) compared to the initiative dimension (number of projects). The novelty of this work lies in the quantitative evaluation of the relative contribution of financial resources to various aspects of cross-border interactions, expanding the understanding of the mechanisms stimulating cooperation at EU borders.


Keywords

cross-border cooperation, border regions, Interreg V-A, program funding, econometric analysis


JEL classifications

F02 , F36 , R58


URI

http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1218


DOI


Pages

69-78


Funding


This is an open access issue and all published articles are licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors

Bilczak, Michał
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn, Olsztyn, Poland http://www.uwm.edu.pl
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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

12


Number

1


Issue date

September 2024


Issue DOI


ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)


Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

Cited

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