CSTS data on cases (by department and by case type)

This dataset includes aggregated data on the number of state aid cases per department per year (cross-sectional time-series data) broken down by case type. There is one observation per department per year per case type (1988-2020). The dataset uses current department names.

cases_csts_dp_ct

Format

A data frame with 8 variables:

key_id

Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each observation in the dataset.

year

Numeric. The year the case was opened by the Commission.

department_id

Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each Directorate-General (DG) of the Commission. There are three DGs that can open state aid cases. The DG for Competition (COMP) is coded 1, the DG for Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) is coded 2, and the DG for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (MARE) is coded 3.

department

String. The name of the Directorate-General (DG) of the Commission that opened the state aid case.

department_code

String. A multi-letter code assigned by the Commission that uniquely identifies each Directorate-General (DG) of the Commission.

case_type_id

Numeric. An ID number that uniquely identifies each type of state aid cases. Coded 1 for cases that involve state aid measures granted through Commission-approved schemes that is not notifiable, coded 2 for cases that involve state aid measures granted through Commission-approved schemes where the Commission has required that the member state notify any aid granted through the scheme, and coded 3 for cases that involve ad hoc state aid measures that are not granted through a scheme.

case_type

String. The type of the state aid case. There are three types of cases. Coded Scheme for cases that involve state aid measures granted through Commission-approved schemes that is not notifiable, coded Individual application for cases that involve state aid measures granted through Commission-approved schemes where the Commission has required that the member state notify any aid granted through the scheme, and coded Ad hoc for cases that involve ad hoc state aid measures that are not granted through a scheme.

count_cases

Numeric. A count of the number of cases opened by the Commission at this level of aggregation.