Among the questions addressed in the book are: How did the Nordic countries and the Baltic States respond to the 2008/09 global crisis, and what are the economic and social post-crisis consequences? How did banking, investment and trade linkages affect the crisis response in the Nordic-Baltic region? How did the Baltic States respond to the 2008/09 crisis, compared to the crisis response in Finland and Sweden in the 1990s?How have the welfare and tax systems in the Baltic States developed in recent years compared to the Nordic welfare and tax systems? How are the austerity programmes implemented in the Baltic States, and the associated human costs, likely to affect long-term growth potential in the Baltic States? What are the opportunities and challenges of economic integration in the Nordic-Baltic region, given the different levels of involvement of those countries in EU institutions and systems, including financial sector integration?