Estonian Human Development Report
Estonian Human Development Report - Eesti Koostöö Kogu
Estonian Human Development Report - Eesti Koostöö Kogu
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Authors<br />
Chapter 1<br />
Ene-Margit Tiit, Professor Emeritus of Mathematical Statistics, has worked at the University of Tartu since 1964; her<br />
fields of research include mathematical and applied statistics; she has also published papers in the fields of population<br />
and social studies. She is Dr. honoris causa of the University of Helsinki, an elected member of ISI (International Statistical<br />
Institute), as well as the founding member of the <strong>Estonian</strong> Statistical Society (she served as the president of the latter<br />
in 1991–1997). She is currently employed as Senior Methodologist at Statistics Estonia and is President of the Scientific<br />
Council of the 2011 Population and Housing Census. (1.1., 1.2., 1.3., 1.4., 1.5.)<br />
Mare Vähi (MSc) is a lecturer at the Institute of Mathematical Statistics of the University of Tartu, where she teaches data<br />
analysis and population statistics and performs research in the field of mathematical models of population processes. (1.2.)<br />
Helerin Rannala (MSc) (University of Tartu, specialized in mathematical statistics) works as Head Statistician at the<br />
Population and Social Statistics Department of Statistics Estonia and performs research in the field of migration. (1.2.)<br />
Alis Tammur (MSc) works as Population Analyst at Statistics Estonia and has been involved in republishing migration<br />
statistics. She is a doctoral student at the Department of Geography of the University of Tartu, where she studies migration,<br />
focusing on ethnic differences in migration. (1.2)<br />
Karmen Trasberg (MA, pedagogy) is a lecturer at the Department of General Education of the University of Tartu.<br />
Her main fields of research include comparative education, education in a multicultural society, and the history of schooling<br />
and education. (1.3.)<br />
Tõnu Mertsina Employed as Head of the National Accounts Service of Statistics Estonia. One of the most important<br />
results of the work of the National Accounts Service is the calculation of the gross national product, which enables the<br />
measurement of economic growth. (1.4.)<br />
Chapter 2<br />
Ain Aaviksoo (MD MPH) is Head of the Health Policy Programme and Chairman of the Board at PRAXIS Center for<br />
Policy Studies. His fields of research include the operation of health systems and the use of e-health applications in health<br />
care. (2.1., 2.2., 2.3., 2.4., 2.5., 2.6., 2.7., 2.8., 2.9., 2.10.)<br />
Gerli Paat (MA) is an Analyst at PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies. Her fields of research include conducting public<br />
health programs and developing health services in Estonia. (2.4., 2.5., 2.7.)<br />
Luule Sakkeus (PhD) is a Senior Research Fellow at the National Institute for Health <strong>Development</strong> and the Institute of <strong>Estonian</strong><br />
Demography. Her fields of research include the potential for recovery of inter-generational population groups and population<br />
groups of different origins as well as population development in Estonia after the restoration of independence. (2.4.)<br />
Andres Võrk (MA) is a Senior Analyst at PRAXIS Center for Policy Studies and a lecturer at the Institute of Economics<br />
of the University of Tartu. His fields of research include the relationship between social insurance, taxes and employment,<br />
and the evaluation of the effects of social and health policy. (2.8.)<br />
Jarno Habicht (MA) is the Head of the World Health Organization Country Office in Estonia. His fields of research<br />
include the availability of health services, inequality in health, and government practices related to health care. (2.9.)<br />
Chapter 3<br />
Dagmar Kutsar (PhD) is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Sociology and Social Policy of the University of<br />
Tartu, where her fields of research include children and families and the social problems (poverty, exclusion) and policies<br />
related to them. (3.5.)<br />
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