Investment Grants from Central Government Funds to Local Governments of 2019–2021: An Alignment Bias? Cover Image

Dotacje inwestycyjne z rządowych funduszy wsparcia dla samorządów 2019–2021. Polityczna alokacja zasobów?
Investment Grants from Central Government Funds to Local Governments of 2019–2021: An Alignment Bias?

Author(s): Łukasz Wiktor Olejnik
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: Road Development Fund; Local Government Investment Fund; Strategic Investment Fund; alignment bias; investment grants

Summary/Abstract: This article contains the in-depth analysis of the distribution of funds from the Road Development Fund (RDF), the Local Government Investment Fund (LGIF), the 100 Bypass Road Programme, and the Strategic Investment Fund for possible alignment bias. It was demonstrated that in the case of every fund except the 100 Bypass Road Programme, municipalities ruled by the United Right received government grants significantly more often, or received higher grants. In the case of the LGIF, the scope of favouring was meaningful. To make the results robust, a set of control variables was used.

  • Issue Year: 24/2022
  • Issue No: 88
  • Page Range: 56-72
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: English, Polish