an effect on the output volatility of firms. We use large representative firm-level databases from Estonia, Hungary …

-in-differences approach is used and the control group for the treatment country, Estonia, is built from 12 euro area countries. The Nielsen …

, Poland, and a small open economy with increased flexibility, Estonia, we document and find support for our claim … and persistent unemployment compared to Estonia during the period of EU enlargement …

The aim of the article is to assess the international competitiveness of the Baltic States (Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania …-technology goods, while the number of advantages for Estonia and Latvia was relatively small. Still, among the three Baltic States …, Estonia was found to be most competitive in this regard, although in Latvia some progress was observed. In contrast, Lithuania …

the transformation of the national economy and the accession of Estonia to the European Union. Special attention has been … processes was accelerated after 2008, when the impact of the global financial crisis on the condition of the economy of Estonia …

requirements of jobs in Estonia during the years 1997-2003. We find large wage penalties associated with the phenomenon of …