Download PDF file here: Estonia: Blunders and Wonders
Author: Kristi Rohtsalu, independent analyst and financial blogger at LogicOfFinance.com
Content overview
This report discusses finances and economy of Estonia, a tiny country on the Baltic Sea, a young and dynamic economy, example case used in the debates over austerity vs. accommodative monetary policies, the major start-up hub in Europe. Unlike usual analyses, it doesn’t provide any future forecasts, but presents the key data (including those usually overlooked in the economic models) and explains the story behind by discussing both major blunders and greatest achievements. Based on this information, the reader should be able to see behind the numbers and official country reports. He or she is intended to get a balanced view instead of the biased presentations – hype or detraction, depending on purpose – in blogs, news and debates.
Written in informal and unofficial style, and illustrated by a number of relevant graphs, the report extends over 20 pages and includes the following sections:
- Others about Estonia – what are analysts and observers from the outside telling about the country?
- Background of Estonia, the small and open economy – some background information for those who don’t know the country
- What Estonia has and hasn’t got, incl. the given circumstances and key challenges for the coming years as revealed by the data and facts
- Public finances and resources for tackling long-term challenges
- Bright spots, incl. Estonia’s start-up community and Let’s Do It! World movement with relevant links and further references
Download PDF file here: Estonia: Blunders and Wonders
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