This work contains three papers employing common factor methodologies to economic forecasting for Estonia. The methods …

planning and ask about differences in job creation across two different transition economies: Estonia, which experienced rapid …

the view that efficiency considerations drive ownership changes (while earlier analysis for Estonia and for many other …

, ethnic groups, and workers with different skill levels. As Estonia entered recession in 2008, the unemployment rate almost … will be a key adjustment mechanism during the recession as well as in the medium term if Estonia is to become a knowledge … based economy. Given the currency board arrangement and low synchronisation with the euro area, flexibility is also needed …

From 2000 to 2007, Estonia was one of the fastest growing emerging market economies. A housing boom, fuelled by capital … board limited the Bank of Estonia’s ability to curb credit growth, while the fiscal policy framework amplified the cycle … tightened lending standards and capital outflows. Estonia is now in a severe recession. To restore high and sustainable growth …

No one would argue that the economy in the United States has been faltering in recent years; due in part to global … decreasing revenues. Since the decline of manufacturing and a move towards a service economy, states like Rhode Island which in … negative swings in the economy. Those upturns and downturns historically exceed national averages in important categories like …