Convergence to the Centre -- Financial Markets: Banks Capital Markets -- Firm Size, Productivity, EU-Funds and Corruption -- Labour Markets: Structural Characteristics and the Impact of Two Crises -- Transport and Mobility -- Monetary, Macroprudential, and Fiscal Policy -- Green Economy: Energy,...

Forschung, Bildung und Wachstum -- Soziale Mobilität und Ungleichheit. - Arbeitsmarkt und Sozialpolitik -- Steuern und Staat -- Industriepolitik und internationaler Handel -- Geldpolitik, Banken und Finanzierung -- Unternehmen und industrieller Wandel.

Estonia is highly integrated into the global trade system: it exports approximately 80% of GDP and around half of domestic employment is sustained by foreign demand. Given that international trade and foreign direct investment are considered as major channels of technology diffusion and...

"After more than four decades of real income stagnation, ever-increasing inequality and household financial distress, this book explores how the very fabric of our society is under threat. It argues that although capitalism is imperfect, it can be improved, and harnessing its forces of...