Adam A. Ambroziak, Ph.D. associate professor, SGH Convergence or divergence of regions in the Visegrad Group countries and Regional State Aid after accession to the EU: conclusions for New Cohesion Policy Adam A. Ambroziak, Ph.D. associate professor, SGH
Convergence or divergence of regions in the Visegrad Group countries and Regional State Aid after accession to the EU: conclusions for New Cohesion Policy Regional state aid Impact on economic activities Process of convergence in terms of GDP Conclusions
Regional state aid maps 2001-2006 2007-2013 2014-2020 50% 30% 50% 35% 50% 40% 25% 10%
Regional state aid Cumulated regional state aid Regional state aid to GDP mn
Changes in the concentration of economic operators Regional State Aid ceilings:
Productivity Regional State Aid ceilings:
Economic activity rate Regional State Aid ceilings:
Employment Regional State Aid ceilings:
Unemployment Regional State Aid ceilings:
Changes in indices of convergence in terms of GDP per capita
The dispersion of regional GDP per capita at NUTS 2 level
Process of convergence in terms of GDP 45% 60% 75% Regional State Aid ceilings:
Conclusions the fastest convergence in terms of GDP per capita and the unemployment rate was observed in the best developed regions; the poorest regions remained the poorest; many doubts whether the highest intensity of public subsidies in the poorest regions and lack of them in the most developed areas are tailored to the needs and goals of the V4 Continuation of the current policy: distortion of competition divergence within the V4 countries