Slovak Republic: Selected Issues
IMF Staff Country Reports, March 23, 2017
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Bibliographic details
- Published: March 23, 2017
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475587937.002
Overview
- This Selected Issues paper uses the case of the Slovak Republic to investigate how European Union (EU) countries can make optimal use of EU funds to reduce regional disparities.
- Publication date: March 23, 2017.
- Pages: 32; Volume: 2017; Issue: 072; Series: Country Report No. 2017/072.
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475587937.002
- Stock No: 1SVKEA2017002; ISBN: 9781475587937; ISSN: 1934-7685.
Key findings
- High-quality government and a more educated population lead to better absorption of EU funds.
- There is evidence that absorption increases when spending is more decentralized.
- Regions with a sufficient level of human capital and adequate institutions are more likely to:
- spend the allocated funds efficiently, and
- experience growth as a result.
- With appropriate administrative and governance capacities, fighting corruption should be the priority to speed absorption and allow for higher-quality projects.
Subjects and keywords
- Subject: Absorptive capacity, Aging, Balance of payments, Expenditure, Health care spending, Pension spending, Population and demographics, Production, Total factor productivity.
- Keywords: Absorptive capacity, Aging, B. EU, CR, EU allocation, EU Cohesion Policy, EU funds, EU transfer, Europe, expenditure, Global, Health care spending, ISCR, Pension spending, Slovakia, Total factor productivity.
International Monetary Fund. Slovak Republic: Selected Issues. March 23, 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475587937.002
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