European Instruments for Public Sector Development. Structural and Investment Funds

European Instruments for Public Sector Development. Structural and Investment Funds

Author: Ani Matei

Publisher: GRIN Verlag

Published: 2015-07-22

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 3668019541

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Scientific Essay from the year 2015 in the subject Politics - Other International Politics Topics, , language: English, abstract: The book ”European Instruments for Public Sector Development” aims to emphasize and evaluate several specific instruments used by the European Union for the development of the public sector. Among them, the authors focused on the structural and investment funds (ESI funds). The great majority of EU member states, including Romania, have developed wide experience in accessing and implementing projects having as support the above-mentioned funds. However, the level of accessing and their impact is differentiated among the EU states, which creates the ground layer for an analysis of methods, procedures and content, meant to support a coherent approach to the improvement of the use of such funds. The book comprises the synthesis of ampler analyses and research performed on the above-mentioned phenomenon, performed within the programs of the Doctoral School in Administrative Sciences of the National School of Political Studies and Public Administration (NSPSPA) in Bucharest, Romania.


The Fiscal Multiplier of European Structural Investment Funds: Aggregate and Sectoral Effects with an Application to Slovenia

The Fiscal Multiplier of European Structural Investment Funds: Aggregate and Sectoral Effects with an Application to Slovenia

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2021-04-30

Total Pages: 53

ISBN-13: 1513573764

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In this paper, we estimate the aggregate and sectoral fiscal multipliers of EU Structural Investment (ESI) Funds and of public investment at the EU level. We complement these results with a specific application to the case of Slovenia. We first analyze aggregate data and find large and significant multipliers and strong crowding-in of private investment. Our main findings show that positive shocks to ESI Funds are followed by an increase in output that ranges from 1.2 percent on impact, to 1.8 percent after 1 year, and by an increase in private investment between 0.7 and 0.8 percent of GDP. We address country heterogeneity by dividing countries according to key characteristics that have been known to affect multipliers. In particular, we find higher multipliers in a group of CEE countries that are important recipients of European funds and are characterized by fixed exchange rate regimes and sound public investment governance (e.g. Croatia and Slovenia). We also complement the aggregate analysis by estimating the effect of different types of public investment and the effect of public investment on different sectors of the economy.


Cost_Benefit Analysis and Incentives in Evaluation

Cost_Benefit Analysis and Incentives in Evaluation

Author: Massimo Florio

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2007-10-26

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1783479116

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This book provides an authoritative contribution to applied cost_benefit analysis (CBA) and other evaluation methods in the context of the regional policy of the European Union. Through the use of Structural Funds and other financial and regulatory mec


EU Funds

EU Funds

Author: Veronica Vecchi

Publisher: EGEA spa

Published: 2012-10-16T00:00:00+02:00

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 8823812356

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The European Union is reprogramming the fifth cycle of structural funds and other funding programs, They will represent a relevant opportunity for public, private and not for profit organizations non only to get additional resources for innovation, competitiveness and growth but above all to become part of transnational projects and networks to develop skills, know how and good practices. The aim of this book is to provide to students and executives useful conceptual framework and tools to strategically use European Union funds, both those managed by EU Commissions though its Directorates General and those managed by other Institutions (at national and regional levels or by, among others, European Investment Bank).


Public Investment, Growth and Fiscal Constraints

Public Investment, Growth and Fiscal Constraints

Author: Massimo Florio

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2011-01-01

Total Pages: 329

ISBN-13: 9781849804776

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This book makes a unique contribution in advancing understanding of the fiscal condition and growth potential of the New Member States of the European Union. It provides new data, policy evaluation, and offers national and regional perspectives. The core research questions are the effect of public investment in the context of macroeconomic disequilibrium and how it is possible to finance capital accumulation in the present and future conditions of mounting public sector debt. The contributors reveal that there is now a convincing case for public investment as an essential driver of convergence and growth in Europe. However, a new international and inter-generational fiscal pact to frame a more optimistic view of the role of government is needed. This book explores how public investment matters for growth, how fiscal conditions may support investment, and the role EU regional policy can have in terms of structural change and investment needs. Public Investment, Growth and Fiscal Constraints provides new data analyses on the EU New Member States in Central and Eastern Europe making it an essential tool for academics, students and practitioners interested in public finance and European Economics. The structural and public finance issues in these former transition economies raised in this book will also strongly appeal to policymakers, officials and consultants. The book is based on an independent research project of the University of Milan, supported by the European Investment Bank.


A Guide to EU Funding

A Guide to EU Funding

Author: European Commission

Publisher:

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 26

ISBN-13:

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In response to the evolution of the world economy and its impact on Europe, the European Commission proposed a set of programmes to boost jobs, growth and investment across the European Union. The programmes are part of the multiannual financial framework 2014-2020. This publication guides you through these programmes and the funding opportunities they offer are briefly described here in this booklet. Detailed information is available on the European Commission's website. EU funding opportunities prove the added value of the EU budget in a number of fields, from research, employment, regional development and cooperation to education, culture, environment, humanitarian aid and energy, among many others. Significant support is available to small and medium-sized businesses, non-governmental and civil society non-profit organisations, young people, researchers, farmers and public bodies, to name a few.


EU Investment Grants Review

EU Investment Grants Review

Author: Iain Begg

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 1999-01-01

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780821344996

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This study is the first of a three-stage research program that aims to investigate institutional arrangements for local and regional capital investment in selected CEECs and assess whether these arrangements provide appropriate signals to economic agents with regard to EU accession. This publication is a Technical Paper sponsored by the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Network of the World Bank's Europe and Central Asia Division. It is part of a comprehensive series regarding the many important factors that influence European Union (EU) accession in the Central and East European countries (CEEC). The topics in the series cover both the social and economic aspects of accession across a broad range of sectors. The series also provides background information for specific acceding countries. These publications will be of interest to EU member and candidate countries, their ministries, and any one studying the accession issue.


A European Public Investment Outlook

A European Public Investment Outlook

Author: Floriana Cerniglia

Publisher: Open Book Publishers

Published: 2020-06-12

Total Pages: 166

ISBN-13: 1800640145

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This outlook provides a focused assessment of the state of public capital in the major European countries and identifies areas where public investment could contribute more to stable and sustainable growth. A European Public Investment Outlook brings together contributions from a range of international authors from diverse intellectual and professional backgrounds, providing a valuable resource for the policy-making community in Europe to feed their discussion on public investment. The volume both offers sector-specific advice and highlights larger areas which should be prioritized in the policy debate (from transport to social capital, R&D and the environment). The Outlook is structured into two parts: the chapters of Part I respectively explore public investment trends in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and Europe as a whole, and illuminate how the legacy of the 2008 Global Financial Crisis is one of insufficient public investment. Part II investigates some areas into which resources could be channelled to reverse the recent trend and provide European economies with an adequate public capital stock. The essays in this outlook collectively foster a broad approach to and definition of public investment, that is today more relevant than ever. Offering up a timely and clear case for the elimination of bias against investment in European fiscal rules, this outlook is a welcome contribution to the European debate, aimed both at policy makers and general readers.