Conference programme
Some impressions......
The EALE Conference 2009 will be
hosted by the Olümpia Conference Centre, on
September 10th-12th, 2009. The event will bring together all those with
an interest in the field of labour economics. The annual conference
provides a meeting point where members and top researchers are presenting
and discussing their ongoing research.
The Conference will be organized by
The Faculty of
Economics and Business Administration, University of Tartu,
Tallinn School of
Economics and Business Administration, Tallinn University of Technology
and the Eesti
Bank/Bank of Estonia.
The Faculty of Economics and Business
Administration, University of Tartu
The economic and business education was provided in Tartu
University (established in 1632) already since 17-th century, but Faculty of
Economics and Business Administration (FEBA) was established in 1938.
Currently more than 1400 students are studying full or part time in FEBA
including 65 doctoral students. The size of full-time academic staff is 56
persons. The faculty has made serious efforts to integrate into
international research arena. Most important research topics include
innovation studies, organisational culture and labour economics. Among the
most recent publications of FEBA are collective monograph „Estonia, the New
EU Economy. Building Baltic Miracle ?“ published by Ashgate in 2006 and
„Labour Market Flexibility, Flexicurity and Employment. Lessons of the
Baltic States“ by Nova Science 2007.
Tallinn School of Economics and Business
Administration, Tallinn University of Technology
Tallinn School of Economics and Business
Administration (TSEBA) of Tallinn University of Technology (TUT) has been
providing business education for more than 65 years. It was established in
1940 when the Faculty of Economics was transferred from the University of
Tartu to Tallinn University of Technology (at that time Tallinn
Polytechnical Institute). Today TSEBA with its approximately 2000 students
is the second largest faculty of the university. TUT is also the Estonia’s
largest business school teaching in three languages – Estonian, Russian and
English. The teaching staff of 103 includes 40 PhD-s. The School is running
one of largest international programmes in Estonia (BBA and MBA).
Eesti Bank/Bank of
Estonia.
Eesti Pank is the central bank of the Republic of
Estonia and a constitutional institution analysing and running the Estonian
monetary system, i.e. the monetary policy of Estonia. The aim of monetary
policy is to ensure a low and stable price rise and the best conditions for
economic growth. The central bank is also responsible for the security and
stability of the financial system. It has the sole right to issue the
Estonian currency and bears responsibility for currency circulation along
with maintaining the stability of the national currency.
