- Volume 9 (2010), Issue 3
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Outcome Measurement and Evaluation in Public-Sector Aid Schemes against the Background of EU State Aid Law
In the context of European State Aid Law the balancing test is used as an instrument to find out whether a State aid scheme is compatible with the European single market or not. Therefore it is necessary to assess whether the program strives for an objective of common European interest, distorts competition or affects trade between Member States. Designing Outcome Models (e.g. in form of Logic Charts) during this process might be useful for Member Sta