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Structural Weaknesses As Barriers To Social Progress In Estonia

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  • Janno Reiljan
  • Claus-Friedrich Laaser
  • Klaus Schrader

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Although Estonia developed a functioning market economy, it has hardly succeeded in catching-up economically with the richer countries of the euro area. Correspondingly, the level of social security is still rather limited. To improve the income situation and enhance the social security systems it is essential to overcome the structural weaknesses of the Estonian economy, which is mirrored in the apparently low productivity level. The challenge for the Estonian policy is to create a suitable business environment to support the needed structural change.

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  • Janno Reiljan & Claus-Friedrich Laaser & Klaus Schrader, 2014. "Structural Weaknesses As Barriers To Social Progress In Estonia," University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper Series 96, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu (Estonia).
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    Keywords

    structural change; catching-up; social security and international competitiveness;
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    JEL classification:

    • F43 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - Economic Growth of Open Economies
    • H55 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Social Security and Public Pensions
    • O52 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Europe

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