This paper analyzes the capital markets and financial intermediation in the Baltic States. It provides a comprehensive overview of the structure and level of development of the financial system, discussing some of the unique characteristics of the Baltics, such as leasing; and comparing the...

In just over a decade after independence, the three Baltic countries, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania, have transformed themselves into fully functioning, small open-market economies that will be joining the European Union. Capital Markets and Financial Intermediation in The Baltics analyzes the...

This study investigates the long-run relationships and short-run dynamic linkages between the stock exchanges of Baltic countries and Swedish financial sector over the sample period 2000-2011. Johansen method of multivariate cointegration is utilized to determine long-run relationship, while...