The economic integration of the Nordic-Baltic region through labor, innovation, investments and trade – LIFT
University of Tartu Conference 16 Dec 2022
Online in Zoom
9:45-10:00 Gathering; video on Delta Centre |
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10:00-10:15 |
Jaan Masso (University of Tartu) |
Opening remarks |
Session 1: labour market developments in the Nordic-Baltic region
Chair: Agnė Šimelytė
10:15-10:35 |
Mihails Hazans, Jaan Masso, Tiiu Paas |
Personality traits and supervisory responsibilities: Comparative evidence from Latvia and Estonia |
10:35-10:55 |
Nicolas Gavoille, Mihails Hazans |
Personality traits, remote work and productivity |
10:55-11:15 |
Liis Roosaar, Jaan Masso, Rasmus Bøgh Holmen |
The effects of acquisitions on wages: Does the FDI’s country of origin matter? |
11:15-11:30 |
Discussant: Kadri Männasoo, Taltech |
Q&A |
11:30-11:40 |
Coffee/tea break |
Session 2: factors of firm performance – trade, FDI, innovation
Chair: Liis Roosaar
11:40-12:00 |
Gaygysyz Ashyrov, Nicolas Gavoille, Rasmus Bøgh Holmen, Jaan Masso, Kjetil Haukas |
FDI and productivity in the Nordic and Baltic countries |
12:00-12:20 |
Amaresh Kumar Tiwari, Nicolas Gavoille, Rasmus Bøgh Holmen, Jaan Masso |
Learning by Exporting: A Cross-Country Comparison |
12:20-12:40 |
Giedrė Lapinskienė, Askoldas Podviezko, Manuela Tvaronavičienė |
Assessment of International Technology Transfers for Nordic-Baltic region |
12:40-13:00 |
Per Botolf Maurset |
Trade and FDI |
13:00-13:20 |
Discussant: Konstantins Benkovskis, Bank of Latvia |
Q&A |
13:20-14:00 |
Lunch break– videos on Tartu, Estonia |
Session 3: regional integration in Baltic and Nordic countries
Chair: Tiiu Paas
14:00-14:20 |
Rasmus Bøgh Holmen, Arunas Burinskas, Nicolas Gavoille, Jaan Masso |
Internationalization in the Baltic Regional Accounts |
14:20-14:40 |
Luca Alfieri, Anastasia Sinitsyna |
The effects of financial similarity in remittances: the case for the Nordic-Baltic region |
14:40-15:00 |
Agnė Šimelytė, Manuela Tvaronavičienė |
Barriers and performance drivers of successful technology transfer: Case of Nordic-Baltic countries |
15:00-15:20 |
Anastasia Sinitsyna, Iuliia Trabskaia, Tõnis Mets, Raul Eamets, Tiit Tammaru |
Immigrant Entrepreneurship: The Role of Ethnolinguistic Characteristics and Migration Policy Selection |
15:20-15:40 |
Discussant: Valdonė Darškuvienė; ISM University of Management and Economics |
Q&A |
15:40-16:00 |
Jaan Masso (University of Tartu) |
Closing remarks |
The project “The economic integration of the Nordic-Baltic region through Labour, innovation, investments, trade – LIFT” is funded by the EEA and Norway Grants