Welcome to the HERMIN web site!

A source covering information about macro- and micro-economic policy analysis, especially the EU Structural Policies. The HERMIN modelling framework nowadays covers all 27 member states of the EU. In addition macroregional models for East Germany and the Italian Mezzogiorno and regional models for Polish regions are available. The purpose of this website is to make all the HERMIN foundations and publications available and to act as a discussion platform for everyone interested into the analysis of structural policies.

The original HERMIN modelling framework grew out of the European Commission model HERMES in the late 1980s. It was specifically designed for use in the so-called “lagging” economies of the EU which received investment aid in the form of Structural Funds to promote catch-up with the more prosperous EU states.  More...