Economic Convergence 

(with John Bradley and Tea Petrin) “The Albanian Economy: Past Performance and Future Potential”, prepared for the Directorate of Economic Development, Municipality of Tirana, funded by the Open Society Institute, February 2009, 84 pages.

With Tea Petrin, Minister of Economy of Slovenia from 2000-2004, Best has been involved in a series of industrial development projects in Slovenia over a twenty year period. These have included the implementation of production restructuring programs and the development of technology roadmap networks.

“Technology Networks and Science and Technology Based Economic Development: A report on four technology network initiatives in Slovenia”, report to the Ministry of Economy, December 2003, 14 pages.

With John Bradley, Best has worked on a project for the Ministry of Finance of Estonia to integrate business organization into macro growth models used by recent entrants into the European Union for structural funds applications.  

Project report: Analysis of Estonian Business Structure and Competitiveness: Present Development and Future Development Challenges. Prepared for the Estonian Ministry of Finance and administered by The Economic and Social Research Institute, Dublin, May 2006, 97 pages.

Working paper: “A Baltic Success Story? Estonian Manufacturing in the EU Single Market” (with John Bradley). February 2008: 24 pages.

“Convergence: An Evolutionary Capabilities Perspective with Lessons from Fast Growth Experiences”, Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg University, Russia, December 7, 2007.