## 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

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### 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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