Working Paper
Some Empirical Findings on the Structural Devlopment of the Estonian Economy
Kiel Working Papers, 1998
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F14
O12
O52
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Europe
Economic & Financial Crises
European Union & Euro
Growth
Innovation and Structural Change
In this paper the authors raise the question what are the causes of the sluggish catching-up process in Estonia, and which opportunities Estonian economic policy has in order to close the wealth gap. It turns out that Estonia faces a serious productivity problem, particularly in the manufacturing sector producing tradable goods which is normally the driving engine behind economic and technological catching-up.
