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This paper offers an overview of the key research projects that have examined the various impacts of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP). The paper focuses on the impact of the ENP on trade, migration, innovation and institutional and cultural diversity, and social capital. The majority of empirical literature concerning the ENP has focused on trade. Migration has received attention to a lesser extent. There are a few studies on innovation in the ENP countries, and no studies explicitly examine the role of the ENP on the institutional environment, cultural diversity and social capital on innovation. In all these research projects, three key gaps can be identified which are most relevant for the SEARCH project. Firstly, most projects do not examine the effect of specific policy measures, but only give an overall analysis of the impact of all policies that have been implemented in a time period. Secondly, almost all studies focus on a national level in their analysis. Rarely is the subnational level considered. Thirdly, most of the reforms carried out due to the ENP are very recent, and most studies do not have data that is recent enough to evaluate the impact of these reforms. The specific gaps as identified in this paper can inform further empirical studies of the SEARCH project.

This report consists of two working papers, which subsequently offer an overview of the history, structure and institutional instruments of the ENP and the policies that have been implemented due to the ENP, and a review of the political and political economy literature on the ENP. Together these working papers provide a background for the SEARCH project. This conclusion will give a brief overview of the most important conclusions of the working papers. Since the goal of this report is only to provide an overview of existing research in order to inform the SEARCH project, policy implications of this report are not further explored. The academic implications of this report for the SEARCH project will not be discussed in depth either, as that is the topic of the report of deliverable 1.3.

This report consists of three working papers, which subsequently offer an overview of the gaps in empirical literature on the ENP in the themes that the SEARCH project will examine, an overview of theoretical literature and empirical literature on new economic geography, and an overview of regional development literature. Together these working papers could inform both the empirical direction and the theoretical underpinnings of the SEARCH project. This conclusion will give a brief overview of the most important conclusions of the working papers. Since the goal of this report is only to provide an overview of existing research in order to inform the SEARCH project, policy implications of this report are not further explored. The academic implications of this report for the SEARCH project will not be discussed in depth either, as that is the topic of the report of deliverable 1.3.