, 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. …

&D) intensively. We begin by sketching the situation in Estonia's small and medium-sized business sector, then proceed to study the … and strategies involved in KBE in Estonia, the relationships (networks) of the firms in question and how they are used for … that overall Estonia appears to be one of the better locations for KBE in the ECE region, with rising R&D spending, a …

economy, and the provision of infrastructure in the Baltic states Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania after five years of … independence is analysed. According to a set of relevant theoretical criteria that Estonia has managed to join the club of well … infrastructure all three countries still suffer from the Soviet heritage. Estonia again takes the lead in creating the preconditions …

are less positive. This development is compared with Estonia and Slovenia, two other small and very open economies …

In this study, we analyse Estonia’s position in global value chains using World Input-Output Data and firm-level data …. We find that 69% of Estonia’s total exports are intermediate goods and services, exceeding the EU average (65%). Two …-thirds of Estonian imports are intermediates. Our findings suggest that Estonia is heavily involved in vertically and …