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Absorption of Regional Funds

A Comparative Analysis

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ID6281503
AuthorsJ Tosun (0000-0001-9367-5039, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research and Institute of Political Science University of Heidelberg, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume52
Issue2
Pages371-387
Publication date2014-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/jcms.12088
OpenAlexW1962788968
LanguageEN
Citations received43
References cited35

This article evaluates the determinants of the absorption performance of European Union Member States with regard to the European Regional Development Fund's (ERDF) 2000–06 programming period. Theoretically grounded in Europeanization research and studies of regional governance, the empirical analysis concentrates on the ERDF absorption performance of 25 Member States at the end of the programming period in 2008. The results of Tobit models show a positive relationship between ERDF absorption and government capacity. The estimation findings also demonstrate that new Member States generally had higher absorption rates than old Member States. Furthermore, Member States with high income levels were less likely to maximize the absorption of their ERDF allocations. Finally, there is some support for the hypothesis that fiscal decentralization has a negative impact on absorption performance

Absorption (acoustics · Decentralization · Econometrics · Economics · Estimation · European union · Government (linguistics · International economics · Member states · Physics · Political science · Tobit model · Economic Policies and Impacts · Local Government Finance and Decentralization · Regional Development and Policy

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