An Analysis of the Impact of Cohesion Policy in the Transport Sector

Lenka Smékalová
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Lenka Smékalová: Tomas Bata University in Zlín

Acta Universitatis Bohemiae Meridionalis, 2014, vol. 17, issue 2, 93-101

Abstract: With reference to the general importance of transport infrastructure for regional development, this paper takes a different approach to the analysis of the European Union cohesion policy funding and views it in terms of transport oriented business entities. It analyses the data matrix of cohesion policy funded projects in the period 2007 - April 2011, in terms of the beneficiary characteristics, project characteristics and spatial distribution within the districts of the Czech Republic. The results show particular activity of public sector entities in transport infrastructure oriented projects, while private sector entities focus rather on human resources and technological advancement projects. The analysis confirms the predominance of small and medium enterprises among the beneficiaries in the majority of districts, but results contradict the officially declared preference of economically lagging regions.

Keywords: Cohesion Policy; Private Sector; Public Sector; Small and Medium Enterprises; Transport (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O18 O22 R42 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.32725/acta.2014.006

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