Working Paper
Deficiencies in the Development of an Estonian Welfare State
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F43
H55
O52
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Welfare State
Innovation and Structural Change
Growth
European Union & Euro
Economic & Financial Crises
Europe
Estonia has hardly succeeded in catching-up economically with the richer countries of the euro area. Correspondingly, the level of social security is rather limited. In this paper the authors raise the question what the causes of the sluggish catching-up process are, and which opportunities Estonian economic policy has in order to close the wealth gap.
