| title: | Social Convergence: challenges and possibilities. |
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| reg no: | ETF5083 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| subject: |
5.1. Economics |
| status: | completed |
| institution: | Estonian Institute of Economics at Tallinn Technical University |
| head of project: | Tiia Püss |
| duration: | 01.01.2002 - 31.12.2004 |
| description: | The principal objectives of the project are: ? further development of the theoretical aspects of social convergence; ? identificaton of the determinants with the greatest influence on social convergence, ? specification and modernisation of the social protection models elaborated by the applicants to enable to use them for evaluating social convergence, ? identification of the scope and direction of the influence of the above-mentioned factors and of modelling their mutual relationships; ? comparative analysis of the social trends in the transition period with the respective social development trends in the EU candidate countries; ? evaluation of the expected impact of social reforms on social convergence; ? identification of the possibilities for attaining the main objectives of the EU social agenda in Estonia. The expected results: Treating social convergence as a process that helps countries aspiring to the EU to approach the social level of EU countries, we shall define the main determinants for the attainment of that purpose and indicators for evaluating social convergence in the meaning of real convergence. We intend to improve the social protection models previously elaborated by the applicants to use them for evaluating social convergence. |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Kaie Kerem | T T U | professor | |
| 2. | Tiia Püss | Estonian Institute of Economics at Tallinn Technical university | direktor | |
| 3. | Mare Randveer | TT U | Associate professor | |
| 4. | Mare Viies | Estonian Institute of Economics | researcher | |