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Absorption Capacity Of Eu Funds In Romania

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  • Claudiu George Bocean

    (University of Craiova Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Craiova, Romania)

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Most Central and Eastern European countries have encountered problems in attracting EU structural funds in the post accession period. This paper analyzes the CEE absorption capacity of EU structural funds in 2007-2010, focusing on the case of Romania. Romania recorded at the end of 2010 the lowest rate of payment for contracted grants. Among reasons for poor absorption capacity we have identified a lack of government strategy, poor administrative capacity of central and local public institutions, public-private partnerships failure, deficient human resources.

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  • Claudiu George Bocean, 2012. "Absorption Capacity Of Eu Funds In Romania," Revista Tinerilor Economisti (The Young Economists Journal), University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 1(18), pages 123-130, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:aio:rteyej:v:1:y:2012:i:18:p:123-130
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    Keywords

    absorption capacity; European Union; European funds; structural funds; contracted ratio; payment ratio;
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    JEL classification:

    • F15 - International Economics - - Trade - - - Economic Integration
    • F36 - International Economics - - International Finance - - - Financial Aspects of Economic Integration
    • H43 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Project Evaluation; Social Discount Rate
    • O22 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Project Analysis

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