Valstybės pagalbos poveikis Vidurio ir Rytų Europos Sąjungos šalių ekonomikoms / ; Impact of state aid on the economies of the Central and Eastern European Union.

Governments can selectively allocate aid to sectors or companies, on the one hand, to compensate for market failures, in order to improve social welfare. On the other hand, such aid may normally lead to distortions of competition in the market or adversely affect international trade. The ambiguous impact of state aid raises the question what overall impact state aid has on the country’s economy. It is noticeable that the extent of state aid is unevenly distributed in the EU countries. Compared to the EU average, the countries of Central and Eastern EU provide more state aid in terms of the share of state aid expenditure in GDP. In assessing the importance of state aid today, and given the ambiguous impact of state aid and aid trends in Central and Eastern EU countries, it is important to analyze the impact of state aid on the economies of Central and Eastern EU countries and its adequacy. The aim of this work is to assess the impact of state aid on the economies of Central and Eastern EU countries. Tasks set for the implementation of the aim of the work: to perform the analysis of the problem of the impact of state aid on the economies of the EU countries; to analyze the areas of expression of the impact of state aid on the country's economy; to develop an empirical model for the study of the impact of state aid on the economies of the Central and Eastern EU countries; to carry out an assessment of the impact of state aid on the economies of the Central and Eastern EU countries on the basis of the developed model. A detailed theoretical analysis of the impact of state aid on the economies of the Central and Eastern EU countries has shown that there is still no clear position on the impact of state aid on the country's economy. It can be argued that the impact assessment depends on the situation of individual countries, the objectives of the State aid granted, etc. Based on the results of theoretical analysis and the availability of statistical data, the impact of state aid on the economies of Central and Eastern ...