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Public Investment Management in the EU Key Features and Practices

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  • Cristiana Belu Manescu

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The paper addresses the fundamental question of what makes public investment management efficient. It defines public investment as tangible and intangible fixed assets plus ordinary maintenance and repairs and distinguishes the following salient phases: strategic planning, project selection, medium-term budgeting, implementation and ex-post reviews. For each of these phases, the paper provides some examples of good practice in the EU, complemented with insights from the implementation of EU cohesion policy. Finally, the paper identifies significant data gaps both within and across EU countries.

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  • Cristiana Belu Manescu, 2021. "Public Investment Management in the EU Key Features and Practices," European Economy - Discussion Papers 154, Directorate General Economic and Financial Affairs (DG ECFIN), European Commission.
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    JEL classification:

    • H54 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Infrastructures
    • H82 - Public Economics - - Miscellaneous Issues - - - Governmental Property
    • H41 - Public Economics - - Publicly Provided Goods - - - Public Goods
    • H3 - Public Economics - - Fiscal Policies and Behavior of Economic Agents

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