The impact of EU funds on regional development of the Republic of Croatia

Ovaj diplomski rad analizira utjecaj EU fondova na regionalni razvoj Republike Hrvatske. U teorijskom dijelu objasniti će se sve relevatne teorije potrebne za shvaćanje regionalnog razvoja. Nakon obrađene teorije regionalog razvoja, objašnjeni su svi fondovi i rasploživa sredstva na razini Europske unije a zatim i Hrvatske. Na kraju navedenog dijela nalazi se pregleda empirijskih istraživanja regionalno razvoja Europske unije i Hrvatske. U nastavku rada obrađena je teorije vezana za izradu panel analize, a zatim je napravljena panel analiza prema kojoj ugovorena sredstva EU fondova imaju malen i negativan utjecaj na regionalni razvoj Hrvatske.This thesis analyzes the impact of EU funds on the regional development of the Republic of Croatia. In the theoretical part, all relevant theories necessary for understanding regional development will be explained. After dealing with the theory of regional development, all funds and available resources at the level of the European Union and Croatia were explained. At the end of the mentioned part, there is an overview of empirical research on the regional development of the European Union and Croatia. In the continuation of the paper, the theories related to the preparation of the panel analysis were discussed, and then a panel analysis was made, according to which the contracted EU funds have a small and negative impact on the regional development of Croatia