CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2016
| Author | Batiz, Gergő |
|---|---|
| Title | E-Estonia: Assessment of a Digital Reform |
| Summary | This thesis studies the association between the usage intensity of digital services and 1) citizens’ attitudes, 2) competitiveness and productivity, and 3) openness in the case of Estonia. Citizens’ attitudes are measured through their trust in different institutions, through perceived levels of corruption, and through election turnouts. The limited data available fails to confirm any association between usage and trust levels, and between usage and corruption perception, but identifies a higher election turnout rate when the e-voting service is available. Competitiveness and productivity is measured using the two most popular rankings from World Bank and World Economic Forum, and labor and total factor productivity data. No association shows up related to productivity data, but a higher increase in usage levels are associated by a less deteriorating score of regulatory burden, confirming a favorable connection between service usage and business environment. Openness is measured by FDI and business demographics. The analysis uncovers a positive relationship between usage intensity and FDI stocks but no visible change in company ownership patterns. Based on the results, further research is recommended to the scientific community, and the continuation and extension of reforms to Estonian policymakers. |
| Supervisor | Bokros, Lajos |
| Department | Economics MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2016/batiz_gergo.pdf |
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