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  "title": "Slovak Republic: Selected Issues",
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  "summary": "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. The findings suggest that high-quality government and a more educated population lead to better absorption of EU funds.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- 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.\n- Publication date: March 23, 2017.\n- Pages: 32; Volume: 2017; Issue: 072; Series: Country Report No. 2017/072.\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475587937.002\n- Stock No: 1SVKEA2017002; ISBN: 9781475587937; ISSN: 1934-7685."
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      "heading": "Key findings",
      "content": "- High-quality government and a more educated population lead to better absorption of EU funds.\n- There is evidence that absorption increases when spending is more decentralized.\n- Regions with a sufficient level of human capital and adequate institutions are more likely to:\n  - spend the allocated funds efficiently, and\n  - experience growth as a result.\n- With appropriate administrative and governance capacities, fighting corruption should be the priority to speed absorption and allow for higher-quality projects."
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      "content": "- Subject: Absorptive capacity, Aging, Balance of payments, Expenditure, Health care spending, Pension spending, Population and demographics, Production, Total factor productivity.\n- 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.\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. Slovak Republic: Selected Issues. March 23, 2017. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475587937.002\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Country Report\n  - Country Report (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Country Report (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2017/03/23/slovak-republic-selected-issues-44751"
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    "Published: March 23, 2017",
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    "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.",
    "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:",
    "With appropriate administrative and governance capacities, fighting corruption should be the priority to speed absorption and allow for higher-quality projects.",
    "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.",
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