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

between infrastructure and private productivity. The second subject is the determinants of regional infrastructure investment … infrastructure to private production; the essays three to five study besides the productivity effects also the determinants of …

rigidity. The third essay analyses how different unionisation structures affect firm productivity and firm performance in a … among heterogeneous producers and increases average productivity and profit levels, firm-level bargaining allows less … productive entrants to remain in the market. The positive effect of centralised bargaining on average productivity can, however …

on productivity growth, and additionally export behavior has to be persistent over time. Both conditions are empirically …

-, consultation-, and co-determination rights. The effects works councils have on productivity and profits are estimated for medium …-sized manufacturing firms using information from the IAB establishment panel. The results indicate a positive effect on productivity of 6 …

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 …