Getting State Aid Approved by the European Commission: Explaining the Duration of Preliminary Investigations in the State Aid Notification Procedure

This article aims to explain the variation in duration of preliminary investigations in the state aid notification procedure. While this procedure is guided by objective standards, preliminary investigations result in an overwhelming majority of cases being approved in combination with a large varia...

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Published in:Journal of common market studies 2022-05, Vol.60 (3), p.545-561
Main Authors: Druenen, Ruud, Zwaan, Pieter, Mastenbroek, Ellen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
EU enforcement
Government aid
multilevel regression analysis
Notification
Political power
preliminary investigations
state aid policy
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Summary:This article aims to explain the variation in duration of preliminary investigations in the state aid notification procedure. While this procedure is guided by objective standards, preliminary investigations result in an overwhelming majority of cases being approved in combination with a large variation in duration. This study explores the explanatory power of political and managerial factors at the member state and state aid case level to account for this variation. Based on multilevel regression analysis of a newly created dataset, results show that both political and managerial factors at the state aid case level affect the duration of preliminary investigations. No evidence was found for member state level factors having an effect.
ISSN:0021-9886
1468-5965
DOI:10.1111/jcms.13252