Although systems of innovation approach is gaining popularity among researchers and policy-makers, it is still rather difficult to apply this approach to specific policy settings and designs, because the approach is too general and does not provide many direct suggestions for building up an...

While research and development expenditures are considered a key to productivity growth and development, the question remains whether their contribution could depend on the particular countries’ and industries’ actual development levels and positions in global value chains. In this paper we...

To enhance competition in the construction industry, EU policies have created and harmonised functional building codes. Moreover, many actors advocate the construction industry moves towards a lean production, process-based way of working for quality and cost reasons. Here, Timber Framed...

The aim of this article is to analyse two components of hidden unemployment in Estonia – underemployment and discouraged persons in 1997-2000. This is important for giving an adequate overview of the situation on the labour market in Estonia and the scope of hidden unemployment and its...

The aim of this article is to develop and deepen the discussion on this topic and analyse the methods of measuring hidden unemployment. This is important for giving an adequate overview of the situation of the labour market in Estonia and the scope of hidden unemployment and its development in...

The extensive literature that deals with competition for research funding has focused on the mechanisms and outcomes of funding, but has not systematically studied the allocation of funding among research performers across different financing instruments. The analysis of a small research system...

In this article, we present a comparative analysis of the organization of public funding of research in three central and eastern European countries. We first compare the organization of funding agencies, the portfolio of funding instruments and, finally, the repartition of funding by...