Urmas Varblane

University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

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1.

An Analysis of the Economic Convergence Process in the Transition Countries

University of Tartu Economics and Business Working Paper No. 37-2005
Number of pages: 47 Posted: 18 Jul 2005
Urmas Varblane and Priit Vahter
University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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Economic convergence, transition countries

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The Value of Diversity: Foreign Direct Investment and Employment in Central Europe During Economic Recovery

Transnational Corporations, Vol. 12, No. 1, pp. 53-90, 2003
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 04 Aug 2003 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2010
Urmas Varblane, Tomasz Mickiewicz and Slavo Radosevic
University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Aston University - Aston Business School and University College London - School of Slavonic and East European Studies
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Foreign Direct Investment, Employment, Economic Recovery, CEE

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The Impact of Outward FDI on Home-Country Employment in a Low-Cost Transition Economy

University of Tartu Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper No. 52-2007, William Davidson Institute Working Paper No. 873
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 25 May 2007
Jaan Masso, Urmas Varblane and Priit Vahter
University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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outward foreign direct investments, employment effects of FDI, Central- and Eastern Europe, transition

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Foreign Direct Investment and Innovation in Central and Eastern Europe: Evidence from Estonia

The University of Tartu Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper No. 67-2010
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 23 Feb 2010
Jaan Masso, Anne Reino and Urmas Varblane
University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu - School of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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innovation, internationalisation, foreign direct investments, catching-up countries

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Sources of Innovation in the Estonian Forest and Wood Cluster

University of Tartu Economics and Business Working Paper No. 36-2005
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 18 Jul 2005
Kadri Ukrainski and Urmas Varblane
University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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Sources of Innovation, forest and wood sector, CEE

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Knowledge-Based Entreprenuership in Estonia

CASE Network Studies and Analyses No. 407
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 03 Sep 2010
Janita Andrijevskaja, Urmas Varblane and Tonis Mets
Tallinn University of Technology (TUT), University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu
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Knowledge-Based Economy, Entrepreneurship, Transition, Post-Communist, SMEs, Estonia

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The Trade Effects of the EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement in the Automotive Industry

The Trade Effects of the EU-South Korea Free Trade Agreement in the Automotive Industry, University of Tartu FEBA, ISBN: 978-9985-4-1084-4
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 03 Jan 2018
Mathias Juust, Priit Vahter and Urmas Varblane
University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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trade agreements, gravity equation, auto industry trade, EU, South Korea

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Country, Industry and Firm Size Effects on Foreign Subsdiary Strategy. An Example of Five CEE Countries

U. of Tartu Economics and Business Working Paper
Number of pages: 63 Posted: 02 Nov 2004
Katrin Männik, Helena Hannula, Helena Hannula and Urmas Varblane
University of Sussex, University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business AdministrationPRAXIS Center for Policy Studies and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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Country effects, industry effects, firm size, foreign subsidiary strategy

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EU Structural Funds in the Baltic Countries – Useful or Harmful?

Estonian Discussions on Economic Policy Vol 24, No. 2, 2016
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 04 Jan 2017
Urmas Varblane
University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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EU regional policy, EU structural funds, Baltic countries, development, assistance

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Autonomy and Performance of Foreign Subsidiaries in Transition Countries

William Davidson Institute Working Paper No. 780, University of Tartu Economics and Business Working Paper No. 38-2005
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 18 Jul 2005
Urmas Varblane, Katrin Männik, Helena Hannula and Helena Hannula
University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Sussex and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business AdministrationPRAXIS Center for Policy Studies
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Subsidiary autonomy, performance analysis, transition countries

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Estonian Outward Foreign Direct Investments

University of Tartu Economics & Business Administration Working Paper No. 9
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 17 Aug 2003
Urmas Varblane, Anne Reino, Ele Reiljan and Rein Juriado
University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu - School of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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outward foreign direct investment, Estonia, indirect investments, services

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The Impact of Eu-Accession on the Estonian Trade with Food Products - Partial Equilibrium Approach

University of Tartu Economics & Business Administration Working Paper No. 11
Number of pages: 57 Posted: 17 Aug 2003
Urmas Varblane, Kristina Toming and Rena Selliov
University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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EU accession, international trade, food products, partial equilibrium

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Financial Constraints in Investment - Foreign Versus Domestic Firms. Panel Data Results from Estonia, 1995-1999

Acta Oeconomica, Vol. 54, No. 4, pp. 425-449, 2004, William Davidson Institute Working Paper No. 649
Number of pages: 34 Posted: 15 Feb 2004 Last Revised: 05 Sep 2010
Tomasz Mickiewicz, Kate Bishop and Urmas Varblane
Aston University - Aston Business School, University College London, SSEES and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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Investment, cash flow, foreign ownership, firm size, Estonia

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Which Firms Use Universities as Cooperation Partners? – The Comparative View in Europe

The University of Tartu Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper No. 93-2014
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 02 Apr 2014 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2014
Kärt Rõigas, Marge Seppo, Urmas Varblane and Pierre Mohnen
University of Tartu, University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and Maastricht University - UNU-MERIT
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university- industry cooperation, Europe, comparative view, national innovation system, competitiveness, technological change

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Benchmarking of Governmental Support Measures for University-Industry Cooperation

Discussions on Estonian Economic Policy: Theory and Practice of Economic Policy, Vol. 20, No. 2, 2012
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 29 Dec 2012
Kärt Rõigas, Marge Seppo and Urmas Varblane
University of Tartu, University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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support measures, university-industry cooperation, policy making

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Productivity Gains From Labour Churning in Economic Crisis: Do Foreign Firms Gain More?

The University of Tartu Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper No. 125
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 05 Aug 2020 Last Revised: 03 Apr 2024
Liis Roosaar, Urmas Varblane and Jaan Masso
University of Tartu, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Students, University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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labour productivity, labour churning, economic recession/crisis, Estonia

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The Structural Change and Labour Productivity of Firms: Do Changes in the Age and Wage Structure of Employees Matter?

The Structural Change and Labour Productivity of Firms: Do Changes in the Age and Wage Structure of Employees Matter? Tartu, 2017; ISBN 978-9985-4-1059-2
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 09 Dec 2017
Liis Roosaar, Jaan Masso and Urmas Varblane
University of Tartu, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Students, University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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productivity, labour productivity, ageing, Estonia

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Economic Benefit of Maximum Truck Weight Regulation Change for Estonian Forest Sector

Discussions on Estonian Economic Policy No. 2/2011
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 06 Feb 2012
Oliver Lukason, Kadri Ukrainski and Urmas Varblane
University of Tartu, University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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maximum truck weight, forest sector, transportation demand, modal shift, economic benefit, elasticities

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Firm-Level Capabilities and Response to a Negative Export Shock: 2014 Russian Embargo on the West

The University of Tartu Faculty of Economics and Business Administration Working Paper No. 145
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 23 May 2024
Mathias Juust and Urmas Varblane
University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration and University of Tartu - Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
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negative export shock, embargo, firm-level capabilitiesm trade barriers, trade diversion, trade policy