An assessment of IPA public investment in R&I in Albania

Olga Diukanova (), Andrea Conte and Simone Salotti
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Olga Diukanova: European Commission - JRC, https://joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/index_en

No JRC115438, JRC Research Reports from Joint Research Centre

Abstract: The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) is supporting an Innovation Agenda for the Western Balkans (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Republic of North Macedonia and Serbia). Smart Specialisation is the European Union (EU) place-based policy aiming at more thematic concentration in research and innovation (R&I) investments via the evidence-based identification of the strengths and potential of a given economy. Access to data and economic analysis are key to a better identification of both current and future socio-economic policy challenges. The EU Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) supports reforms in the enlargement countries with financial and technical help. Out of the almost €650 million destined to Albania over the programming period 2014-2022, €44 are supporting competitiveness and innovation. Policy simulations using CGE modelling techniques show positive macro-economic effects of the IPA funds for competitiveness and innovation both in the short run and in the long run thanks to productivity improvements.

Keywords: rhomolo; region; growth; impact assessment; modelling; R&D; R&I; Western Balkans; Albania; investment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C68 E62 R13 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 4 pages
Date: 2019-05
New Economics Papers: this item is included in nep-cmp, nep-eur, nep-knm, nep-mac, nep-sbm and nep-tra
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