| title: | Influence of foreign trade development on regional specialisation and industrial location in Estonia in the context of economic integration into the EU |
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| reg no: | ETF5084 |
| project type: | Estonian Science Foundation research grant |
| subject: |
5. Social Sciences |
| status: | completed |
| institution: | Estonian Institute of Economics at Tallinn Technical University |
| head of project: | Grigori Fainstein |
| duration: | 01.01.2002 - 31.12.2004 |
| description: | This project aims at identifying and explaining the impact of trade with the EU on the regional and industrial development of Estonia. The objectives of the project are to determine: 1. what changes can be identified in the development of foreign trade flows in Estonia and how have these changes coincided with regional development in Estonia; 2. how the development of trade flows with the EU has affected the patterns of regional specialisation; 3. how the development of trade flows with the EU has affected the location of economic and industrial activity in Estonia; 4. how the trade with the EU has affected regional income and employment in Estonia; 5. what are the winning and losing counties in Estonia in the process of economic integration with the EU. This research project will deliver the following outcomes: 1. publication of the research results as a monograph (pre-print) in the Estonian Institute of Economics (EMI), also as papers in Estonian and international journals; 2. delivering the results of the research on the scientific conferences including the annual conferences of European Regional Science Association; 3. results and outputs of the research project will form the basis for master theses and the teaching activity at Tallinn Technical University. |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Grigori Fainstein | Estonian Institute of Economics | Assistant Professor | |