Jüri Sepp

Jüri Sepp (born 9 September 1952) is an Estonian economist and academic. He is professor emeritus at the University of Tartu, where he taught for several decades and served as professor of economic policy from 1994 to 2020. He was dean of the university's Faculty of Economics from 1996 to 2005 and a member of the supervisory board of the Bank of Estonia from 1998 to 2008.

Early life and education Sepp was born in Tallinn on 9 September 1952.

Research and public activity Sepp's academic work has centered on economic policy, institutional economics, competition policy and industrial policy. The University of Tartu has listed among his later research interests economic policy, the use of European Union structural funds for sustainable development, barriers to starting businesses, and social outcome accounting. His publications include work on industrial policy, consumer sovereignty, and the adaptation of Estonian competition policy during accession to the European Union.

In public-policy work, Sepp was the editor of the economy chapter of the Estonian Human Development Report 2012/2013, subtitled Estonia in the World.

Honors Sepp was awarded the Order of the White Star, IV class, in 2008. He has also received the University of Tartu Grand Medal (2005), the University of Tartu Medal (2012), the University of Tartu Badge of Distinction (2015), and the decoration 100 Semesters at the University of Tartu (2020). The Estonian Academy of Sciences has listed him as an honorary member of the Estonian Economic Association.

Selected works Tööstuspoliitika teooria ja rahvusvaheline praktika (2004).