Agriregionieuropa A regional analysis of CAP expenditure in Austria Wibke Strahl, Thomas Dax, Gerhard Hovorka Bundesanstalt fuer Bergbauernfragen, Vienna.

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A regional analysis of CAP expenditure in Austria

Wibke Strahl, Thomas Dax, Gerhard Hovorka

Bundesanstalt fuer Bergbauernfragen, Vienna

122nd European Association of Agricultural Economists Seminar

Evidence-Based Agricultural and Rural Policy MakingMethodological and Empirical Challenges of Policy Evaluation

February 17th – 18th, 2011, Ancona (Italy)

associazioneAlessandroBartola studi e ricerche di economia e di politica agraria

Centro Studi Sulle Politiche Economiche, Rurali e AmbientaliUniversità Politecnica delle Marche

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Intention of this paperAllocation of CAP funds and priority settings

in AustriaRegional analysis of RDP expendituresTerritorial effects of RDPConclusive remarks

Outline

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Paper background

Regional diversity should lead to differences in priority settings of CAP funds

Assumption: different impacts of CAP support between regions depending on regional conditions

Programme evaluation based on analysis of policy implementation at national level

Information lack on territorial effects of CAP measures

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Distribution of CAP support

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Austria‘s RD priorities

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Regional analysis of CAP funds (pillar 2), provincial level

Funding differences between Austrian provinces But almost all provinces had their main focus on “Agri-

environmental” + “LFA” derived from national priority setting

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Regional analysis of CAP funds (pillar 2), NUTS3 level

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Territorial effects of RDP funds (provincial level)

Lower Austria received most support and created most new jobs

Upper Austria with 2nd largest support, created far fewer new j.

Styria (3rd largest support) created more than twice as many new jobs as Upper-Austria

Differences of CAP effects (pillar 2) not visible at national level!!

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Territorial effects of RDP funds (Axis 3+4),(NUTS 3 level)

“Obersteiermark West”: below-average compared with other 6 NUTS 3 regions of Styria

Compared to other Austrian provinces and NUTS3 regions it created average number of new jobs

Quite significant impact differences of RD support!

NUTS 3/ NUTS 2 region

new jobs

secured jobs

RDP funding (Axis 3+4)

new jobs/ mio. € RDP

secured jobs/ mio. € RDP

Obersteiermark West 14 22 3.75 mio. €

3.7

5.9

Oststeiermark 104 65 5.03 mio. €

20.7

12.9

Styria 327 1068 19.83 mio. €

16.5

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Thank you for your attention!

[email protected]

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Conclusive remarks

Inclusion of regional level in planning and appli-cation of RDP would be essential for efficient use of resources

One horizontal programme for whole AustriaAll RDP measures could be used equally across

all regions apart from LFAIn Austrian RDP the regional level is turned offConsidering regional conditions in programme

planning could improve RDP effectsSplit up unique national RDP into different

regional programmes