<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Cohesion Policy has provided new impulses for development in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) that continue to be challenged by regional disparities. This paper investigates the effects of the European Union Cohesion Policy on regional development. After presenting historical development patterns of the investigated area and opportunities afforded by this policy, its effects on a variety of indicators are analysed for the period 2007–2014. The analysis allowed confirming positive effects of EU Cohesion Policy on the development of CEE regions. However, these effects differ across the investigated area. Moving forward, it will be crucial to develop institutions and policies characteristic to each region that are stable and efficient without external funds.</p></abstract>

Cohesion Policy has provided new impulses for development in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) that continue to be challenged by regional disparities. This paper investigates the effects of the European Union Cohesion Policy on regional development. After presenting historical development patterns of the investigated area and opportunities afforded by this policy, its effects on a variety of indicators are analysed for the period 2007–2014. The analysis allowed confirming positive effects of EU Cohesion Policy on the development of CEE regions. However, these effects differ across the investigated area. Moving forward, it will be crucial to develop institutions and policies characteristic to each region that are stable and efficient without external funds.

Regional Development in Central-Eastern European Countries at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Path Dependence and Effects of EU Cohesion Policy

Institute of Socio-Economic Geography and Spatial Management

Department of Institutional, Environmental and Experimental Economics

Chair of Public Economics and Policy, School of Economics and Business Administration

Institute of Regional and Security Sciences, Faculty of Economics and Administration

Quaestiones Geographicae

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Cohesion Policy has provided new impulses for development in Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) that continue to be challenged by regional...

Regional Development in Central-Eastern European Countries at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Path Dependence and Effects of EU Cohesion Policy

Published Online: Apr 26, 2018

Page range: 77 - 92

Received: Sep 28, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0017

Keywords
CEECs, convergence, EU Cohesion Policy, path dependence, regional development

© 2018 Wojciech Dyba et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Regional Development in Central-Eastern European Countries at the Beginning of the 21st Century: Path Dependence and Effects of EU Cohesion Policy

Published Online: Apr 26, 2018

Page range: 77 - 92

Received: Sep 28, 2017

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/quageo-2018-0017

KeywordsCEECs, convergence, EU Cohesion Policy, path dependence, regional development

© 2018 Wojciech Dyba et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
CEECs, convergence, EU Cohesion Policy, path dependence, regional development