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Speeches from Estonia

23 Jul 2015
Ardo Hansson: European and domestic economic challenges for Estonia in 2014

Speech by Mr Ardo Hansson, Governor of the Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank), to the Riigikogu (the unicameral Parliament of Estonia), at the presentation of Bank of Estonia's Annual Report 2014, Tallinn, 26 May 2015.

20 Nov 2014
Ardo Hansson: Working together for the good of the EU and Estonia

Opening speech by Mr Ardo Hansson, Governor of the Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank), to the Ragnar Nurkse Lecture for the 95th Anniversary of Eesti Pank, Tallinn, 4 November 2014.

16 Oct 2014
Ardo Hansson: Availability of banking services in Estonia

Answer by Mr Ardo Hansson, Governor of the Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank), before the Riigikogu (the unicameral Parliament of Estonia), Tallinn, 22 September, 2014.

14 May 2014
Ardo Hansson: Celebrating the tenth anniversary of Estonia s accession to NATO and EU

Opening speech for Europe Day by Mr Ardo Hansson, Governor of the Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank), at the Seminar on the impact of the European Union on Estonia, Eesti Pank, Tallinn, 9 May 2014.

13 Dec 2013
Ardo Hansson: Nordic-Baltic financial linkages and challenges

Opening remarks by Mr Ardo Hansson, Governor of the Bank of Estonia (Eesti Pank), at the conference "Nordic-Baltic financial linkages and challenges", Tallinn, 13 December 2013.

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Research from Estonia

19.07.2018 Real exchange rate misalignments in CEECs: Have they hindered growth?
09.07.2018 Income underreporting by the self-employed in Europe: A cross-country comparative study
29.05.2018 Nominal wage rigidity in the EU countries before and after the Great Recession: evidence from the WDN surveys
01.02.2018 Structural vector autoregression with time varying transition probabilities: identifying uncertainty shocks via changes in volatility
24.01.2018 Skill Premium Divergence: The Roles of Trade, Capital and Demographics
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