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Impact of European Union development subsidies on Hungarian regions

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  • Zoltán Bakucs
  • Imre Fertő
  • Ágnes Varga
  • Zsófia Benedek

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Since the collapse of the communist system, regional inequalities have increased in Central European Countries. This paper describes an assessment of the impacts of regional development programmes on the development of Hungarian regions at a highly disaggregated level between 2002 and 2008. We construct a multi-dimensional composite indicator to estimate the overall development of rural regions and capture social, economic and environmental dimensions. The impacts of rural development programmes were investigated through counterfactual analysis in combination with Propensity Score Matching and Difference-in-Differences approaches. There has been considerable variation with increasing concentration in the level of subsidies distributed during the analysed period. From a policy perspective, the results are disappointing. Irrespective of the subsidy measures or methodology employed, the impact of the former is very close to zero or non-significant. Our findings cast serious doubt on the effectiveness of development policy and the long-run convergence of European regions.

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  • Zoltán Bakucs & Imre Fertő & Ágnes Varga & Zsófia Benedek, 2018. "Impact of European Union development subsidies on Hungarian regions," European Planning Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 26(6), pages 1121-1136, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurpls:v:26:y:2018:i:6:p:1121-1136
    DOI: 10.1080/09654313.2018.1437394
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    1. Zoltán Bakucs & Imre Fertő & Zsófia Benedek, 2019. "Success or Waste of Taxpayer Money? Impact Assessment of Rural Development Programs in Hungary," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(7), pages 1-23, April.
    2. Ana-Maria Opria & Lucian Roșu & Corneliu Iațu, 2021. "LEADER Program—An Inclusive or Selective Instrument for the Development of Rural Space in Romania?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(21), pages 1-21, November.
    3. Veselicz, Adél & Patkós, Csaba, 2019. "Parameters of the LEADER subsidy distribution with an institutional background in Hungary," Rural Areas and Development, European Rural Development Network (ERDN), vol. 16.
    4. Veselicz, Adél & Patkós, Csaba, 2019. "Parameters of the LEADER subsidy distribution with an institutional background in Hungary," Problems of Agricultural Economics / Zagadnienia Ekonomiki Rolnej 309058, Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics - National Research Institute (IAFE-NRI).

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