// Socioeconomic Ranking for the Development of Coal-mining Regions in Europe
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https://doi.org/10.46661/revmetodoscuanteconempresa.2252Keywords:
Desarrollo económico, regiones y localidades carboníferas, sector minero, empresas carboníferas, métodos cuantitativos, economic development, coaleld regions and municipalities, mining sector, coal-mining companies, quantitative methodsAbstract
The socioeconomic situation of European coalfields is highly heterogeneous. On the one hand, successful examples comprise regions that long ago embraced internationalization, innovation and/or restructuring strategies. In those regions where the aforementioned strategies were fruitful, the development of new production methods led to gradual repopulation. Less successful examples, however, are likely to experience undesired effects as a consequence of both the suppression of aid (EU- and regional- level) and the liberalization of EU mining markets, starting on December 31, 2018. This papers aims to provide a method to accurately assess the socioeconomic situation of these regions. As such a method is rooted in previous policies, it enables the identification of welfare-enhancing policies for the
inhabitants of European coaleld regions.
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