Administrative Capacity, Structural Funds Absorption and Development. Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries

Literature acknowledges the importance of the administrative capacity for experiencing high levels of Structural Funds (SF) absorption. By defining the administrative capacity in terms of institutional quality and political management performance, the main purpose of this article is to analyse the i...

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Main Authors: Ramona Țigănașu, Cristian Încalțărău, Gabriela Carmen Pascariu
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Published: European Institute of Romania 2018-06-01
Series:Romanian Journal of European Affairs
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Online Access:https://rjea.ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/articole/RJEA_vol.18_no.1_June2018_art.3.pdf
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Gabriela Carmen Pascariu
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description Literature acknowledges the importance of the administrative capacity for experiencing high levels of Structural Funds (SF) absorption. By defining the administrative capacity in terms of institutional quality and political management performance, the main purpose of this article is to analyse the impact of administrative capacity on the European Funds absorption level in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC), given that they were facing common transformations during the transition period, as well as the impact of SF on development, controlling for the absorption level. Multiple regression analysis was used for testing the impact of administrative capacity on the absorption level during the 2007-2015 period, on the one hand, but also for estimating the impact of SF on development, on the other. The results showed that institutional quality and management performance have positively influenced absorption rates and that SF have managed to support economic development. Given that despite the learning process and the reforms carried out during the previous programming periods the CEEC are still lagging behind in terms of absorption under the current programming period, increasing efforts for improving their administrative capacity is required in order to ease cohesion policy implementation and boost their development.
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spelling doaj-art-1c90a9c2defc41c5b6f13cc6b56f19852025-08-20T03:20:51ZengEuropean Institute of RomaniaRomanian Journal of European Affairs1582-82711841-42732018-06-011813959Administrative Capacity, Structural Funds Absorption and Development. Evidence from Central and Eastern European CountriesRamona Țigănașu0Cristian Încalțărău1Gabriela Carmen Pascariu2Reseacher at Centre for European Studies Research Department, Faculty of Law, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, RomaniaReseacher at Centre for European Studies Research Department, Faculty of Law, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, RomaniaProfessor at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iași, RomaniaLiterature acknowledges the importance of the administrative capacity for experiencing high levels of Structural Funds (SF) absorption. By defining the administrative capacity in terms of institutional quality and political management performance, the main purpose of this article is to analyse the impact of administrative capacity on the European Funds absorption level in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEEC), given that they were facing common transformations during the transition period, as well as the impact of SF on development, controlling for the absorption level. Multiple regression analysis was used for testing the impact of administrative capacity on the absorption level during the 2007-2015 period, on the one hand, but also for estimating the impact of SF on development, on the other. The results showed that institutional quality and management performance have positively influenced absorption rates and that SF have managed to support economic development. Given that despite the learning process and the reforms carried out during the previous programming periods the CEEC are still lagging behind in terms of absorption under the current programming period, increasing efforts for improving their administrative capacity is required in order to ease cohesion policy implementation and boost their development.https://rjea.ier.gov.ro/wp-content/uploads/articole/RJEA_vol.18_no.1_June2018_art.3.pdfadministrative capacityinstitutional qualitymanagement performancestructural fundseuropean funds absorptiondevelopmentcentral and eastern europe
spellingShingle Ramona Țigănașu
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Administrative Capacity, Structural Funds Absorption and Development. Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries
Romanian Journal of European Affairs
administrative capacity
institutional quality
management performance
structural funds
european funds absorption
development
central and eastern europe
title Administrative Capacity, Structural Funds Absorption and Development. Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries
title_full Administrative Capacity, Structural Funds Absorption and Development. Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries
title_fullStr Administrative Capacity, Structural Funds Absorption and Development. Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries
title_full_unstemmed Administrative Capacity, Structural Funds Absorption and Development. Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries
title_short Administrative Capacity, Structural Funds Absorption and Development. Evidence from Central and Eastern European Countries
title_sort administrative capacity structural funds absorption and development evidence from central and eastern european countries
topic administrative capacity
institutional quality
management performance
structural funds
european funds absorption
development
central and eastern europe
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