Faculty of Economics and Business Administration
9 Sauletekio ave. (2nd building), LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6126, fax 236 6127
E-mail:
Dean 鈥 Prof. Dr Aida Ma膷erinskien臈
STAFF
132 teachers (incl. 84 holding research degree), 28 research fellows (incl. 23 holding research degree).
DEPARTMENTS OF THE FACULTY
Department of Accounting and Auditing
Department of Business
Department of Economic Informatics
Department of Economic Policy
Department of Finance
Department of Management
Department of Marketing
Department of Quantitative Methods and Modelling
Department of Theoretical Economics
Center for Expertise in Economics
RESEARCH AREAS
鈥 The analysis, modeling and management of social and economic development in Lithuania
DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2023
Rasuol臈 Andrulien臈 鈥淭he Influence of Tourists鈥 Motives and Behavioral Factors on their Intention to Travel to Long-haul Destinations鈥 for the degree of Doctor of Management.
Fissha Asmare Marye 鈥淓ssays on Behavioral Environmental Economics Applied to Energy and Production Efficiency鈥
Diana Bachtijeva 鈥淭he Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on the Use of Earnings Management鈥 for the degree of Doctor of Management.
Gediminas Baublys 鈥淚dentification and Development of Business Organization鈥檚 Proactive Transformation Competence鈥 for the degree of Doctor of Management鈥.
Inga Bla啪ien臈 鈥淩etirement Saving Behavior of Lithuanian Households鈥 for the degree of Doctor of Economics.
Agn臈 Jakubauskait臈 鈥濼he Assessment of the Tax Behaviour of Self-employed Taxpayers鈥
Vaiva Petryl臈 鈥濫xport Approach to Country鈥榮 Competitiveness: Evidence from Lithuania鈥
Inga Stravinskien臈 鈥淢ediating Effect of Robotic Process Automation on the Impact of Business Process Management Capabilities on Perceived Organisation Performance鈥
MAIN CONFERENCES ORGANIZED IN 2023
1. The 16th Annual Euromed Academy of Business (EMAB) Conference, 2023 Sept 27-29, Vilnius
2. World Finance Banking Symposium, 2023 December 13-15, Vilnius.
3. Vilnius Winter Meeting 2023, Bank of Lithuania, Vilnius, Lithuania. The 12th Annual Lithuanian Conference on Economic Research, hosted by the Bank of Lithuania, was held on 28 December 2023. Conference website: Vilnius Winter Meeting 2023 (econ.lt)
4. 3rd CEFER/KTU/VU workshop. The workshop was held at Kaunas University of Technology on November 10, 2023.
5. The Scientific Conference 鈥淚nflation, Wages and Their Impact on Competitiveness in Lithuania" organized by International Monetary Fund, Bank of Lithuania and VU Faculty of Economics and Business Administration was held in Vilnius university on 7th of June, 2023.
MAIN SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENTS IN 2023
Best publications:
Garcia鈥怢ouzao, J., & Silva, M. (2023). Coworker networks and the labor market outcomes of displaced workers: Evidence from Portugal. Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society.
Jorgenson, A. K., Clark, B., Thombs, R. P., Kentor, J., Givens, J. E., Huang, X., ... & Mahutga, M. C. (2023). Guns versus Climate: How Militarization Amplifies the Effect of Economic Growth on Carbon Emissions. American Sociological Review,
Lastauskas, P., & Nguyen, A. D. M. (2023). Global impacts of US monetary policy uncertainty shocks. Journal of International Economics, 145,
Rather, R. A., Hollebeek, L. D., Loureiro, S. M. C., Khan, I., & Hasan, R. (2023). Exploring Tourists鈥 Virtual Reality-Based Brand Engagement: A Uses-and-Gratifications Perspective. Journal of Travel Research,
The Faculty has prepared all the necessary infrastructure for the future use of its research hub including two newly established behavioural laboratories:
Bloomberg LAB
Bloomberg LAB, established in the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration offers full access to students and researchers, who are analyzing the financial markets-related data. More than four decades on, it remains at the cutting edge of innovation and information delivery 鈥 with fast access to news, data, unique insight and trading tools helping leading decision-makers turn knowledge into action.
Behavioral economics LAB
Behavioral economics LAB at the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration is equipped with 40 data collection terminals which are used to perform experiments related to behavioral economics. Such infrastructure opens up future perspectives for current researchers of the faculty and sets the foundation to reach higher scientific achievements.
Consumer decision-making LAB
The faculty has established one of the most advanced consumer decision-related behavior laboratories in Northern Europe. The lab is equiped with 12 cubicles to perform experiments and the world's most advanced hardware and software solutions, necessary for data collection and analysis. The main aim of the Consumer decision-making Lab is to strengthen the research infrastructure and enhance the capabilities for publishing high-quality research. The Consumer decision-making Lab will provide a platform for developing ideas and running real behavior-based experiments within EVAF.
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND AUDITING
Saul臈tekio, 9 (II) - 610, LT-10222 Vilnius
E-mail:
Head 鈥 Prof. Rasa Suba膷ien臈
STAFF
Emeritus: V.Lakis, J.Mackevi膷ius
Professors/Principal Research Fellows: PhD R. Suba膷ien臈, PhD R. Jayasekera
Associate professors: PhD D. Tamulevi膷ien臈, PhD K. Senkus, PhD R. Budrionyt臈
Assistants: PhD I. Kamarauskien臈, PhD D. Vaicekauskas, PhD G. Jurkonien臈, PhD A. Masiulevi膷ius, PhD 沤.Simonaityt臈, PhD D. Bachtijeva
J.assistants: D. Razi奴nien臈, A.艩alien臈, K. Medeckyt臈 - 沤ydel臈
Doctoral students: D. Razi奴nien臈, A. 艩alien臈, K. Medeckyt臈-沤ydel臈
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥 Accounting, audit and analysis for sustainability development goals
鈥 Digital accounting and audit: from IT to AI
鈥 Financial markets, accounting constructs, and economic agents on the creation of information asymmetry that effects positive and negative outcomes to the society
DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2023
Bachtijeva D. The Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility on the Use of Earnings Management
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2023
Projects Supported by the University Budget
Researches on evaluation of the development of financial accounting, audit types and system, development of management accounting. Prof. Rasa Suba膷ien臈. 2021 鈥 2023.
Researches include topics on the impact of different sources of global, regional and local uncertainty on the seven largest Scandinavian banks over the period 2005鈥2018; risk network of global energy markets under extreme uncertainty connectedness among top global energy firms; comparison of the spread of earnings management鈥檚 use among Lithuanian socially responsible companies and other companies for the reveal of the prevalence of opportunistic or conceptual approaches to social responsibility in these companies; impact of perceived role of ethics and social responsibility on ethical evaluation of earnings management and motivation to use it; environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures in the context of firm value and financial performance; development of environmental management accounting system.
Main publications:
1. Forsstr枚m, V., Lind, K., Sousa, R.M., Uddin, G.S., Jayasekera, R. Making Sense of Uncertainty: an Application to the Scandinavian Banking Sector, International Journal of Finance & Economics,
2. Uddin, G.S., Luo, T., Yahya, M., Jayasekera, R., Rahman, MD L., Okhrin, Y. Risk Network of Global Energy Markets, Energy Economics, Volume 125, 2023,
3. Bachtijeva, D., Tamulevi膷ien臈, D., Tvaronavi膷ien臈, M. Do Socially Responsible Companies Use Earnings Management More Rarely and (or) Less Aggressively? Evidence from Lithuania, Journal of international studies. 2023, vol. 16, iss. 4, p. 9-26. DOI: 10.14254/2071-8330.2023/16-4/1.
National Research Projects
Research Council of Lithuania. The research project of Ermina Liubinait臈 (supervisor assoc. prof. D. Tamulevi膷ien臈). 鈥濻olving Indirect Cost Allocation Issues in Paper and Cardboard Production Companies Using the FABC Costing Method鈥 P-ST-22-108. (Student research during the semestre, 09.15.2022 鈥 03.31.2023).
Research Council of Lithuania. The research project of Aist臈 Vareikait臈 (supervisor assoc. prof. D. Tamulevi膷ien臈). 鈥淎 Multi-criteria Model for Assessing the Competence Level of Modern Management SAccountants鈥. P-SV-23-60 (Student research during the summer; 01.07.2023 鈥 31.08.2023).
Research Council of Lithuania. The research project of Ieva Lipskyt臈 (supervisor assoc. prof. D. Tamulevi膷ien臈). 鈥濧ssessing the Preparation of Accounting Specialists in Lithuanian Higher Education Institutions for the Challenges of Digital Transformation鈥. P-ST-23-221. (Student research during the semestre, 05.10.2023 鈥 30.04.2024).
Main publications:
1. Valkauskas, R., Vareikait臈, A., Kazlauskait臈 A. 2023. Developing a Financial Information System and Using Its Information Pool for Management Decision-Making. Buhalterin臈s apskaitos teorija ir praktika (Accounting Theory and Practice). 27, 3.
2. Liubinait臈, E., Lipskyt臈 I. 2023. Improving The Allocation of Indirect Costs Using the FABC Method (Based on The Example of a Paper and Cardboard Manufacturing Company). Buhalterin臈s apskaitos teorija ir praktika (Accounting Theory and Practice). 28, 1.
3. Kazlauskait臈, A., Vareikait臈, A. 2023. Analysis of Performance of Business and State Support Tools During Covid-19 Pandemic: Case of Lithuania, Proceedings of the 2nd International Scientific and Practical Internet Conference 鈥淩ecent Trends in Science鈥, May 4-5, 2023. ISBN 978-617-8293-05-5
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INOVATION) PARTNERS
National Audit Office of Lithuania (Lithuania)
The Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors (Lithuania)
Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (Poland)
Sumy State University (Ukraine)
Rezekne Academy of Technologies (Latvia)
OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
V. Lakis
鈥 deputy editor-in-chief of the journal Transformation in Business & Economics
鈥 editorial board member of the journal Finanse (Finance), Poland
鈥 editorial board member of the journal Przedsi臋biorstwo&Finanse (Business & Finance), Poland
R. Suba膷ien臈
鈥 chief editor of the scientific journal Buhalterin臈s apskaitos teorija ir praktika (Accounting Theory and Practice), Lithuania,
鈥 member of editorial board of the journal 鈥瀂eszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowo艣ci鈥, Polonia,
鈥 member of the editorial board of the social science journal Latgale National Economy Research, Latvia,
鈥 member of the editorial board of the journal Visnyk of Sumy State University. Economics Series, Ukraine,
鈥 member of the editorial board of the scientific journal "EcoSoEn", Moldova,
鈥 international editor of the scientific journal 鈥淎KRUAL: Jurnal Akuntansi鈥, Indonesia,
鈥 member of the Editorial Advisory Board of Euromed Journal of Business,
D. Tamulevi膷ien臈
鈥 vice editor of the scientific journal Buhalterin臈s apskaitos teorija ir praktika (Accounting Theory and Practice), Lithuania,
鈥 member of editorial board of the scientific journal "Journal of Economics and Management Science", IDEAS SPREAD INC,
鈥 international editor of the scientific journal 鈥淎KRUAL: Jurnal Akuntansi鈥, Indonesia,
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES
1. Suba膷ien臈 Rasa (speaker), Budrionyt臈 Ramun臈, 沤emgulien臈 Jolanta, Faitu拧a Ivita. 2023. Economic Shocks and Efficiency: The Cases of Lithuania and Latvia. 16th Annual Conference of the Euromed Academy of Business 鈥淏usiness Transformation in Uncertain Global Environments鈥, 27th 鈥 29th of September, 2023.
2. 艩alien臈 Asta (speaker), Tamulevi膷ien臈 Daiva. 2023. Justification of the focus of performance audit conducted by the Supreme Audit Institution on the creation of public value. 16th Annual Conference of the Euromed Academy of Business 鈥淏usiness Transformation in Uncertain Global Environments鈥, 27th 鈥 29th of September, 2023.
MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES
Award of Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania to Daiva Tamulevi膷ien臈 for her supervision of the final bachelor's thesis, which was awarded second prize in the competition of research papers on public finance - Bachelor thesis topic: 鈥淏udgeting and Analysis of Social Service Providing Institutions: The Case of Var臈na Care Home鈥; author Renata Mi拧kinien臈
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
R. Suba膷ien臈
鈥 deputy chair of the Sectoral Professional Committee on Financial and Insurance Activities, Accounting, Bookkeeping and Auditing, Real Estate Operations;
鈥 member of the Audit Quality Committee at The Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors (LCA);
鈥 member of European Accounting Association;
鈥 member of Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association;
鈥 working group for translation of international accounting standards at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania.
R. Jayasekera
鈥 Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (ACMA)
鈥 Associate Member of the Chartered Global Management Accountant (AICPA)
R. Budrionyt臈
鈥 member of Business Accounting Standards Committee under the Ministry of Finance of Lithuania;
鈥 working group for translation of international accounting standards at the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania;
鈥 working group for on the approval of implementing legislation for the draft of the Law on Financial Accounting of the Republic of Lithuania at the Authority of Audit, Accounting, Property Valuation and Insolvency Management under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania.
D. Tamulevi膷ien臈
鈥 member of Asia-Pacific Management Accounting Association.
I. Kamarauskien臈
鈥 member of the Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors;
鈥 head of Training Committee of the Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors;
鈥 member of the Institute of International Auditors;
鈥 member of Lithuanian Association of Internal Auditors;
鈥 head of the Internal Audit Committee of the 911爆料网 Endowment.
D. Razi奴nien臈
鈥 member of Lithuanian Association of Internal Auditors;
鈥 member of the Institute of Internal Auditor, USA.
A. Masiulevi膷ius
鈥 chairman of the qualification examination board for the qualification of Assistant Business Appraiser and Expert Appraiser at the Authority of Audit, Accounting, Property Valuation and Insolvency Management under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania;
鈥 member of the Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors.
D. Vaicekauskas
鈥 member of the Lithuanian Chamber of Auditors.
K. Senkus
鈥 working group for on the approval of implementing legislation for the draft of the Law on Financial Accounting of the Republic of Lithuania at the Authority of Audit, Accounting, Property Valuation and Insolvency Management under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania.
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
1. D. Tamulevi膷ien臈. 2023.10.24. Naujieji i拧laid懦 apskaitos ir produkcijos savikainos kalkuliavimo metodai: gyvavimo ciklo i拧laid懦 kalkuliavimas (3). (New methods for cost accounting and production costing: life cycle costing(3)), Apskaitos, audito ir mokes膷i懦 aktualijos. 2023, Nr. 20.
2. D. Tamulevi膷ien臈. 2023.09.19. Naujieji i拧laid懦 apskaitos ir produkcijos savikainos kalkuliavimo metodai: nuolatinio tobulinimo i拧laid懦 kalkuliavimas (2). (New methods for cost accounting and production costing: Kaizen costing ((2)), Apskaitos, audito ir mokes膷i懦 aktualijos. 2023, Nr. 18.
3. D. Tamulevi膷ien臈, D. 2023.09.05. Naujieji i拧laid懦 apskaitos ir produkcijos savikainos kalkuliavimo metodai: tikslini懦 i拧laid懦 kalkuliavimas (1) (New methods for cost accounting and production costing: target costing (1)), Apskaitos, audito ir mokes膷i懦 aktualijos. 2023, Nr. 17.
4. 沤. Simonaityt臈 2023.10.31. Particitation at TV Forum in Lithuanian National Radio and Television,
5. 沤. Simonaityt臈 2023.03.02. Vidaus kontrol臈 vie拧ajame juridiniame asmenyje 鈥 ar stebime poky膷ius? (Internal control in a public legal entity - do we see changes?)
Saul臈tekio al. 9, bld. 2 鈥 517, LT-10222, Vilnius
Tel. + 370 236 6007
E-mail:
Head 鈥 Assoc. Prof. Dr 沤ilvinas 沤idonis
STAFF
Professors: Dr A. Ma膷erinskien臈,
Associate professors: Dr E. Vaiginien臈, Dr A. Fominien臈, Dr A. Jar啪emskis, Dr A. Ulbinait臈, Dr J. 沤emgulien臈, Dr M. Mork奴nas, Dr 沤. 沤idonis, Dr A. Lezgovko, Dr V. A. Rak拧nys.
Associate professors of practice: P. Nezabitauskas, Dr Chr. Gellweir, A. M. Wells.
Assistant professor: Dr L. Pilukien臈, Dr J. Butkevi膷ien臈, Dr G. Baublys.
Lecturers: 沤. Jokim膷i奴t臈, L. Ki啪inien臈. T. Zapereckas.
Doctoral students: V. Grigaitien臈, V. Bielin臈, Y. Wang
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥 Business process management
鈥 Change management
鈥 Global value chains
鈥 Digital transformations
鈥 Supply chain management
鈥 Business creation and entrepreneurship
鈥 Business risk management
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2023
Projects supported by the University Budget
Internationalization strategies under the circumstances of radical market vulnerability. 2021 鈥 2024, 沤. 沤idonis, M. Johanson.
National Research Projects
The Development of Block-Based Intercompany Billing System to Speed up Post-Pandemic Recovery of Tourism Services Consumption. A. Ma膷erinskien臈. Funded by Lithuanian Research Council, Smart Specialization Program. Grant 01.2.2-LMT-K-718-05-0081.
International Research Projects
Horizon 2020. Arqus Research and Innovation. Pilot Training Programme "Arqus Transfer Skills". L. Pilukien臈. Expert in WP4.
Main publications:
1. Morkunas, M., & Volkov, A. (2023). The Progress of the Development of a Climate-smart Agriculture in Europe: Is there Cohesion in the European Union?. Environmental Management, 1-17.
2. Mork奴nas, M., & Gri拧manauskaite, M. K. (2023). What Really Drives Loyalty in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods Market?. IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review,
3. Ulbinaite, A., Gudaitis, T., & Baranauskas, M. (2023). Personal Finance Management Skills and Financial Sustainability Literacy Knowledge of Generation Y: An Empirical Analysis in Lithuania. Rev. Eur. Stud., 15, 16.
4. Mork奴nas, M., Janavicius, J., & Volkov, A. (2023). Motives underlying the intentions of youth to get involved in bribery: evidence from Lithuania. International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy.
5. 艩ilenskyt臈, A., Butkevi膷ien臈, J., & Bartminas, A. (2023). Blockchain-based connectivity within digital platforms and ecosystems in international business. Journal of International Management,
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
Enterprise Lithuania (Lithuania)
Invest Lithuania (Lithuania)
State Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Economy (Lithuania)
Aalborg University, Department of Business and Management (Denmark)
Uppsala University, Department of Business Studies (Sweden)
Dalarna University, School of Technology and Business Studies (Sweden)
National Taipei University of Technology, Department of Business Management, Taipei (Taiwan)
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
J. Butkevi膷ien臈
鈥 Member. Academy of International Business.
A. Ulbinait臈
鈥 Editorial board member. Frontiers in Management and Business.
鈥 Member. Academy of Management. www.aom.org
鈥 Co-chair, reviewer. 28th AABS Conference "Baltic studies at a Crossroads", Biennial Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies, Division: Economics and Business, Seattle, Washington.
A. Jar啪emskis
鈥 Editorial board member. Transport and Telecommunication,
M. Mork奴nas
鈥 Guest editor. Sustainability. Special issue Future_Agriculture_Rural_Regions
鈥 Guest editor. Agriculture. Special issue.
鈥 Review Editor. Agricultural Economics. Frontiers in Environmental Economics (Frontiers).
鈥 Member of the Editorial Board. Bulletin of V.V. Dokuchaev Kharkiv Agricultural University, Series of Economic Sciences.
G. Baublys
鈥 Academy of Management. Member
鈥 Member of Content Advisory Board and Qualified Education Providers Governance Committee. Association of Change management Professionals
沤. 沤idonis
鈥 Editorial board member. Public Policy and Administration.
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
G. Baublys
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Conference paper 鈥淪centing Out Change: The Role of Attention and Sensemaking in Proactive Transformation Initiation鈥. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management USA Boston, Massachusetts.
E. Vaiginien臈
Conference paper 鈥淔ostering International Education and Research Collaborations with Underrepresented Nations: Human-centered Innovation strategy鈥. 83rd Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management 鈥 USA Boston, Massachusetts.
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
A. Lezgovko
鈥 Member of Local Employment Initiatives Projects Evaluation Commission for Trakai region.
A. Jar啪emskis
鈥 Ministry of Environment. Member of Decarbonization Commission.
CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
A. Jar啪emskis
鈥 Ministry of Energy. Consultations on energy efficiency and promotion of energy and on the perspectives of renewable resources
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
E. Vaiginien臈
1. Strategy "Lithuania 2050鈥. Leader of Future insights working package. STRATA and the Chancellery of the Government of the Republic of Lithuania
2. Intellectual services for research and analysis. OPSI. Contract: 500124604, OECD. The Government of the Republic of Lithuania
3. Research management and project design trainings. The Government of Republic of Lithuania.
4. Methodology and pilot survey services for assessing the dynamics and condition of the business and innovation ecosystem. Innovation Agency. Project leader.
5. Personalized medicine feasibility study. Project coordinator.
DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC INFORMATICS
9 Saul臈tekio, 2-309, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6139, fax 236 6127
E-mail:
Head 鈥 Prof. Dr Rimvydas Skyrius
STAFF
Professor: Dr R. Skyrius, Dr D. Krik拧膷i奴nien臈 (part-time), Dr T. Limba (part-time).
Associate professors: Dr M. Krutinis, Dr M. Kazimianec (part-time), Dr T. Petkus (part-time), Dr K. Svirskas (part-time).
Lecturers: Dr S. Nemitko (part-time), J. 膶esnakauskas (part-time), A. Gavrilov (part-time), J. Lankutis (part-time), T. Mak膷inskas (part-time), R. Ro啪ickas (part-time), G. Rum拧as (part-time), I. Sirtautas (part-time), S. U拧urliakien臈 (part-time).
Assistants: A. Rykov臈 (part-time).
Doctoral students: J. Valentukevi膷臈.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥 Research of complex information needs for business activities
鈥 Research on issues of advanced informing for decision support and business intelligence
鈥 Research on business intelligence dynamics, maturity and agility
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2023
Projects Supported by the University Budget
Research on the Value Creation by Management Information and Business Intelligence Systems Prof. R. Skyrius. 2020-2024.
The principal direction of the Department鈥檚 research efforts is concentrated on the complex side of informing business users by developing knowledge on advanced business informing systems and environments, such as business intelligence (BI) systems. A special interest for the last several years is given to the area of BI dynamics, targeting the issues of BI maturity, agility and resilience (research in progress by PhD student Justina Valentukevi膷臈, and PhD Svetlana Nemitko, PhD Michail Kazimianec, as well as participating master students). The target point of this direction is the key factors of maintaining and developing BI value creation in changing environments. Several papers by the Department staff are submitted to reputable research journals.
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
Informing Science Institute (USA)
COOPERATION
Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Lithuania)
Purdue University Calumet, Indiana (USA)
University of South Florida (USA)
Informing Science Institute (USA)
OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Prof. R. Skyrius
鈥 editorial board member of the journals Ekonomika (Economics), Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, Buhalterin臈s apskaitos teorija ir praktika (all issued by VU); Information Research (University of Boras, Sweden).
鈥 member of the Commission on the Digital economy, ICC World Chambers;
鈥 reviewed submissions in refereed scientific sources:
鈥 Business Intelligence. A chapter submitted to Springer Encyclopedia of Statistics
9 (II building) Saul臈tekio, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6147
E-mail:
Head 鈥 Dr Ar奴nas Burinskas
STAFF
Professors: Dr A. Kriau膷i奴nas
Associate professors: Dr A. Burinskas, Dr V. Cohen, Dr A. Lau啪adyt臈-Tutlien臈, Dr L. Urb拧ien臈 (part-time), Dr J. Dro啪dz (part-time), Dr G. Dzemydait臈 (on maternity leave), Dr Tom Hashimoto.
Lecturers: O. M. Vy拧niauskait臈 (part-time), Dr Brigita 艩idlauskait臈-Riazanova.
Junior research fellows: Rima Rub膷inskait臈 (part-time).
Doctoral students: K. Bielskis, I. Jokubaitien臈, M. Bureika, T. Burneika.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥 Inclusive growth
鈥 Increase in income, poverty reduction, social equity and improvement of quality of life
鈥 Technological progress and human capital development
鈥 Infrastructure development, industrialisation and diversification
鈥 Trade and globalisation
鈥 Institutional and governance factors
鈥 Regional development
鈥 Monetary and fiscal policy
Research publications:
1. Cohen, V., Bereznausk臈, E., Burinskas, A., & Raslanas, S. (2023). Efficiency and challenges in public real estate management: insights from Lithuania. International Journal of Strategic Property Management, 27(4), 275鈥289.
2. Dro啪dz J., Burinskas A., Cohen V. (2023) The impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic on the Revealed Comparative Advantage of Industries in the Baltic States, Economies, 11 (2) p. 47-63.
3. Burinskas, A.; Cohen, V.; Dro啪dz, J. Supply chain interconnectedness in times of crises: a gravity model with DiD analysis of COVID-19 effects on Central and Eastern European trade // Economies. Basel: MDPI. 2024, vol. 12, iss. 1, art. no. 12, p. [1-14]. DOI: 10.3390/economies12010012.
4. Dzemydait臈, Giedr臈; 艩idlauskait臈-Riazanova, Brigita; Bartkevi膷ius, Darju拧. Baltic States in global value chains: quantifying international production sharing at bilateral and sectoral levels // Data science in applications / editors: Gintautas Dzemyda, Jolita Bernatavi膷ien臈, Janusz Kacprzyk. Cham : Springer, 2023. ISBN 9783031244520. eISBN 9783031244537. p. 63-85. (Studies in computational intelligence, ISSN 1860-949X, eISSN 1860-9503 ; vol. 1084). DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-24453-7_4.
5. Dzemydait臈, Giedr臈; Naru拧evi膷ius, Laurynas. Exploring efficiency growth of advanced technology-generating sectors in the European Union: a stochastic frontier analysis // Journal of business economics and management. Vilnius : Vilnius TECH. ISSN 1611-1699. eISSN 2029-4433. 2023, vol. 24, no. 6, p. 976-995. DOI:
6. Kasradze M, Streimikiene D, Lauzadyte-Tutliene A. Measuring the impact of corporate social responsibility in the energy sector. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2023 Nov;30(51):109973-110009. doi: 10.1007/s11356-023-30131-5. Epub 2023 Oct 6. PMID: 37798520. DOI:
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2023
National Research Projects
鈥淐hallenges and Implications of COVID-19: Modelling the Future Scenario of International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment in Eastern European Countries鈥 (project funded by the Call II of the Call X of the LMT Research Groups Projects, application ref. No. P-MIP-21-82). Project leader: assoc.prof. Viktorija Cohen, Researchers: assoc.prof. Ar奴nas Burinskas, assoc.prof. Jolanta Dro啪dz.
Student鈥檚 research project during the semester "Sustainable business process management and its benefits for business and society" Funding was provided by the Lithuanian Science Council (LMTLT). Nr. P-SV-23-63. Student: A.Beliajeva, Supervisor: V. Cohen
Project 鈥淓xploration of the reorientation of the country`s economy towards high value-added areas in the context of a changing geopolitical environment鈥. Funding was provided by the Lithuanian Science Council (LMTLT), contract no. S-VIS-23-7. Project leader: G. Dzemydait臈. Project team: Rima Rub膷inskait臈, Laurynas Naru拧evi膷ius.
Student鈥檚 research project during the semester 鈥淪tudy of financial resilience鈥. Funding was provided by the Lithuanian Science Council (LMTLT). Student: D. Narkevi膷i奴t臈. Supervisor: G. Dzemydait臈.
International Research Projects
鈥濪ata Literate: Digital Data Literacy for Education鈥 Nr. 2020-1-LT01-KA226-SCH-094766. L.Urb拧ien臈, D. Ma啪eikait臈, O.M.Vy拧niauskait臈, Consortium of 5 partners from 4 countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal , and Lithuania). VU is the coordinator of the whole international project group.
鈥濾ersatile and Innovative open educational resources for collaborative Virtual and mobile learning Arrangements in HE鈥 VIVA Nr. 2021-1-LT01-KA220-HED-000032067. L.Urb拧ien臈, D. Ma啪eikait臈, O.M.Vy拧niauskait臈. Consortium of 6 partners from 5 countries (Germany, Italy, Greece, Serbia and Lithuania). VU is the coordinator of the whole international project group.
鈥濪IGITAL LITERATE- DIGITAL AND MEDIA LITERACY FOR EDUCATION鈥 NR. 2023-1-LT01-KA220-SCH-000156644. L.Urb拧ien臈, D. Ma啪eikait臈, O.M.Vy拧niauskait臈, Consortium of 6 partners from 5 countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal , Romania and Lithuania), gymnasium and higher education institution in each country. VU is the coordinator of the whole international project group.
Assoc. prof., Dr Ar奴nas Burinskas
鈥 Client: The Ministry of Justice. Completed contractual projects: 鈥濫valuation of Notary Fee Setting Methodology鈥 and 鈥濸reparation of Notary Quantity Determination Methodology鈥.
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Assoc. prof., Dr Viktorija Cohen
鈥 Member of the Organising Committee of the 16th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Acadmy of Business: Business Transformation in Unceratin Global Environments, Vilnius, 2023.09.27-29 ,
Dr Rima Rub膷inskait臈
鈥 Organizuota speciali sesija "Innovation for Changing Geography of Financial Inclusion, Economic Mobility, and Resilience" tarptautin臈je mokslin臈je konferencijoje 鈥淩SA Annual Conference. Transforming Regions: Policies and Planning for People and Places鈥, 2023 m. bir啪elio 14-17 d.
鈥 Moderuotos dvi sesijos tarptautin臈je konferencijoje 鈥淩SA Annual Conference. Transforming Regions: Policies and Planning for People and Places鈥, 2023 m. bir啪elio 14-17 d.:
Assoc. prof., Dr G. Dzemydait臈
鈥 Editorial board member of the journal Social Research (ISSN 2351-6712)
鈥 A member of European Regional Science Association (ERSA)
鈥 A member of the board of Baltic Regional Science Association (the Baltic section of ERSA)
Assoc. prof., Dr L.Urbsien臈
鈥 Editorial board member of the journal Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies ISSN 2029-4581 | eISSN 2345-0037
Assoc. prof., Dr Agn臈 Lau啪adyt臈-Tutlien臈
鈥 Prane拧imas 鈥淲hat Factors Matter to the Financial Inclusion in the Baltic States鈥 tarptautin臈je mokslin臈je konferencijoje RSA Annual Conference. Transforming Regions: Policies and Planning for People and Places鈥, 2023 m. bir啪elio 14-17 d.
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
Dr Rima Rub膷inskait臈
鈥 Prane拧imas 鈥淲hat is Digital Financial Inclusion and what Factors to Consider by Promoting it in different Geographical Areas鈥 tarptautin臈je mokslin臈je konferencijoje RSA Annual Conference. Transforming Regions: Policies and Planning for People and Places鈥, 2023 m. bir啪elio 14-17 d.
Assoc. prof., Dr Viktorija Cohen
鈥 鈥淭he size of the rental dwellings in Poland鈥 XXX Scientific Conference of the Scientific Society of Real Estate, Pierwosz贸w, Lenkija, Gegu啪臈s 29-30, 2023
鈥 鈥淩eal estate sustainability assessment system based on modified bream by using AHP and SAW methods鈥 at the Conference Integration of science, education and production 鈥 the basis of the implementation of Plan of the nation, Karaganda Technical University, Kazakhstan, Bir啪elio 16-17, 2023
鈥 鈥淔urther evidence on the determinants of REITs performance鈥 29th Annual Conference of the European Real Estate
Society, University College London in London, Did啪ioji Britanija, Liepa 12-15, 2023
鈥 鈥淧ublic Property Management: Measuring its Efficiency鈥 16th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business: Business Transformation in Uncertain Global Environments, Ekonomikos ir verslo administravimo fakultetas, Vilniaus Universitetas, Vilnius, Lietuva, Rugs臈jo 27-29, 2023
鈥 鈥淚ndustry 5.0 in Manufacturing Sector鈥 16th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business: Business Transformation in Uncertain Global Environments, Ekonomikos ir verslo administravimo fakultetas, Vilniaus Universitetas, Vilnius, Lietuva, Rugs臈jo 27-29, 2023
Assoc. prof., Dr Jolanta Drozd啪
鈥 J. Dro啪dz, V. Vitunskien臈, L. Novickyt臈. Role of the agriculture policy in the Cooperative Development in Lithuania. 5th FinExCoop Georgia International Conference 鈥淒evelopment of Agricultural Cooperation in Georgia in EU Accession Perspective: Think and Act Together鈥. 15th of November 2023, Tbilisi, Georgia.
MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES
Assoc. prof., Dr Viktorija Cohen
鈥&苍产蝉辫;Award 鈥淢ost cited paper of the conference" paper: Public Property Management: Measuring its Efficiency, Conference: 16th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business: Business Transformation in Uncertain Global Environments, Faculty of Economic and Business Administration, 911爆料网, September 27-29, 2023
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
Assoc. prof., Dr Viktorija Cohen
鈥 Member of the Lithuanian Standardisation Department under the National Standardisation Body
鈥 Delegated by the Lithuanian Standards Department to represent Lithuania in the European Smart Economy standardisation issues, CEN/T 473 Plenary Meeting 2023.11.28-29
鈥 Member of the International Standardisation Body
CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
Assoc. prof., Dr Viktorija Cohen
鈥 Assoc.prof. V. Cohen R&D expert in Avelonus, UAB. Implementing measure No 01.2.1-LVPA-K-856 "Experiment" of Priority 1 of the Operational Programme for the Investment of EU Funds, "Promotion of Research, Experimental Development and Innovation", for the development of scientific-experimental activities through the implementation of an R&D prototype.
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
Assoc. prof., Dr Viktorija Cohen:
鈥 Participation in the discussion "Science Solutions 360藲: Climate Change and the Circular Economy" and presentation of "The importance of the Circular Economy" 2023.12.11
Assoc. prof. Dr G. Dzemydait臈:
鈥 Comments for LRT news about new taxes on users of online platforms. 2023.02.27:
鈥 Comments for VU Research News site:
鈥 Comments for Ziniu radijas:
Assoc. prof. Dr Agn臈 Lau啪adyt臈-Tutlien臈:
Articles:
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鈥 Comments on Delfi portal:
Assoc. prof., Dr Ar奴nas Burinskas:
鈥 Comments on VU news portal: /en/news-events/news/vu-experts-help-understand-the-nobel-prize-in-economic-sciences-awarded-to-prof-c-goldin-for-her-research-on-women-s-labour-market-outcomes
鈥 LL.M., DPhil (Oxon), Tom Hashimoto and Assoc. prof., Dr Ar奴nas Burinskas:
鈥 Written evidence for Liaison Sub-Committee on Scrutiny of Strategic Thinking in Government:
Saulet臈kio al. 9, bld 2, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6142
E-mail:
Head 鈥 Prof. Dr Alfreda 艩apkauskien臈
STAFF
Professors: Dr R. Kanapickien臈, Dr J. Stankevi膷ien臈
Associate professors: Dr E. Bikas, Dr G. Keliuotyt臈-Staniul臈nien臈, Dr An. Laurinavi膷ius (part-time), Dr Al. Laurinavi膷ius (part-time)
Lecturers: Dr L. Jurk拧as, Dr M. Valukonis
Junior research fellows: E. Kvedaravi膷i奴t臈, A. Ka啪yt臈, D. Petreikiene, A. Kaab Omeir
Doctoral students: R. Bruzg臈, R. Guobu啪ait臈, A. Ka啪yt臈, E. Kvedaravi膷i奴t臈, T. S. Kvainickas, Y. Qin, A. K. Omeir
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥 Financial Technologies (FinTech)
鈥 Sustainable / Green Finance
鈥 Behavioral Economics / Finance
鈥 Macroeconomics / International Finance
DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2023
Agn臈 Jakubauskait臈 dissertation 鈥淭he Assessment of the Tax Behaviour of Self-employed Taxpayers鈥. Academic supervisor 鈥 assoc. prof. Dr Egidijus Bikas.
MAIN ORGANISED CONFERENCES IN 2023
1. International Scientific Conference 鈥濿orld Finance and Banking Symposium鈥, December 13-15, 2023 Vilnius, Lithuania.
2. International Scientific Conference 鈥濨usiness transformation in uncertain global environments: 16th annual conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business鈥, September 27-29 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania
MAIN PUBLICATIONS in 2023
1. Masteika, Saulius; Reb啪dys, Eimantas; Driaunys, K臋stutis; 艩apkauskien臈, Alfreda; Ma膷erinskien臈, Aida; Krampas, Evaldas. Bitcoin double-spending risk and countermeasures at physical retail locations // International journal of information management. Oxford : Elsevier Ltd. ISSN 0268-4012. eISSN 1873-4707. 2023, first published online, art. no. 102727, p. [1-17]. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102727
2. Bruzg臈, Rasa; 膶ernevi膷ien臈, Jurgita; 艩apkauskien臈, Alfreda; Ma膷erinskien臈, Aida; Masteika, Saulius; Driaunys, K臋stutis. Stylized facts, volatility dynamics and risk measures of cryptocurrencies // Journal of business economics and management. Vilnius : Vilnius TECH. ISSN 1611-1699. eISSN 2029-4433. 2023, vol. 24, iss. 3, p. 527-550. DOI: 10.3846/jbem.2023.19118
3. Mie膷inskien臈, A., Stankevi膷ien臈, J., Jurevi膷ien臈, D., Taujanskait臈, K., Danilevi膷ien臈, I., & Gudelyt臈-沤ilinskien臈, L. (2023). The role of financial intelligence quotient and financial literacy for paving a path towards financial well-being. Journal of Business Economics and Management, 24(5), 901鈥922. DOI: 10.3846/jbem.2023.20648
4. Andrulien臈, Rasuol臈; Ma膷erinskien臈, Aida; 艩apkauskien臈, Alfreda; Masteika, Saulius; Driaunys, K臋stutis. The impact of technology awareness, motivation and attitude on intention to pay with cryptocurrency for tourism services // Organizations and markets in emerging economies. Vilnius : Vilniaus universiteto leidykla. ISSN 2029-4581. eISSN 2345-0037. 2023, vol. 14, no. 3, p. 721-742. DOI: 10.15388/omee.2023.14.12
5. Kanapickien臈, Rasa; Keliuotyt臈-Staniul臈nien臈, Greta; Vasiliauskait臈, Deimant臈; 艩picas, Renatas; Neifaltas, Airidas; Valukonis, Mantas. Macroeconomic factors of consumer loan credit risk in Central and Eastern European countries // Economies. Basel: MDPI. eISSN 2227-7099. 2023, vol. 11, iss. 4, art. no. 102, p. [1-32]. DOI: 10.3390/economies11040102
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2023
Implementation of a blockchain-based payment system for encouraging the use of tourism services after the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is funded under European Regional Development Fund under the measure 01.2.2- LMT-K-718 鈥淩esearch Projects Implemented by World-Class Researcher Groups Aimed at Developing Results in Line with R&D Topics Relevant to the Economic Sectors which could then be Commercialized鈥. Funded as European Union's measure in response to Cov-19 pandemic. No 13.1.1-LMT-K-718-05-0006. Project Leader: Prof. Dr Alfreda 艩apkauskien臈
Model for Assessing the Economic Behavior and Credit Risk of Participants in Loan Comparison Platforms Like Fintech in the Context of COVID-19. The project is funded under European Regional Development Fund under the measure 01.2.2- LMT-K-718 鈥淩esearch Projects Implemented by World-Class Researcher Groups Aimed at Developing Results in Line with R&D Topics Relevant to the Economic Sectors which could then be Commercialized鈥. Funded as European Union's measure in response to Cov-19 pandemic. No. 13.1.1-LMT-K-718-05-0010. Project Leader: Prof. Dr Rasa Kanapickien臈.
Central Bank Digital Currency: Effect on Banking System. Student research projects during the summer Funded by Research Council of Lithuania. Project No S-SV-23-64. Project Leader: Prof. Dr Alfreda 艩apkauskien臈.
Central bank digital currencies acceptance in society. Student research projects during the semester Funded by Research Council of Lithuania. Project No P-ST-22-230. Project Leader: Prof. Dr Alfreda 艩apkauskien臈.
Dirbtini懦 neuronini懦 tinkl懦 taikymas 寞moni懦 bankroto modeliavime. Student research projects during the semester Funded by Research Council of Lithuania. Project No S-ST-22-119; 2022-2023. Project Leader: Prof. Dr Rasa Kanapickien臈.
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
Bank of Lithuania (Lithuania)
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Prof. Dr Alfreda 艩apkauskien臈
鈥 Co-chairwoman, head of organising committee of the International Scientific Conference 鈥濿orld Finance and Banking Symposium鈥, December 13-15, 2023 Vilnius, Lithuania
鈥 Organising committee member of the International Conference 鈥濨usiness transformation in uncertain global environments: 16th annual conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business鈥, September 27-29 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania
鈥 Scientific committee member of the International Congress of Accounting and Auditing 鈥濼he Impact of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence - XIX CICA鈥, October 2-13, 2023, ISCAC - Coimbra Business School, Coimbra, Portugal
鈥 Scientific committee member of the International Scientific Conference on the occasion of the Hungarian Science Festival 鈥濻USTAINABILITY TRANSITIONS: CHALLENGES AND INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS鈥, 23 November 2023, Shopron, Hungary
鈥 Editorial board member of the journal 鈥濫konomika鈥 (Eng. Economics),
鈥 Scientific committee member of the Journal 鈥瀂eszyty Teoretyczne Rachunkowo艣ci鈥, Polonia,
鈥 Member of the European Finance Association
Prof. Dr Jelena Stankevi膷ien臈
鈥 Editorial of the journal 鈥濫konomika鈥 (Eng. Economics),
鈥 Member of the Humanities and Social Sciences Committee of the Research Council of Lithuania
Prof. Dr Rasa Kanapickien臈
鈥 Editorial board member of Sage open, SAGE Publishing
鈥 Editorial board member of 鈥濨uhalterin臈s apskaitos teorija ir praktika鈥
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
1. Alfreda 艩apkauskien臈, Rasa Bruzg臈, 鈥淏itcoin鈥檚 Speculative Nature in Different Market Cycles鈥, World Finance Conference (2023), August 2nd-4th, 2023 in Kristiansand, Norway.
2. Alfreda 艩apkauskien臈, 鈥濽sing blockchain-based payments in the tourism鈥, 17th ICESALM 2023 International Conference on Enterprise Systems, Accounting, Logistics and Management, JUNE 19-21, 2023, Corfu, Greece.
3. Alfreda 艩apkauskien臈. 鈥濼ransformation of Accounting Profession in the context of Artificial Intelligence鈥, International Congress of Accounting and Auditing 鈥濼he Impact of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence鈥 (XIX CICA, October 2-13, 2023, ISCAC - Coimbra Business School, Coimbra, Portugal.
4. Linas Jurk拧as. ECB communication sentiments: how they relate to economic environment and financial markets? Presentation at 5th annual conference of the Baltic Economic Association, Riga, Latvia, 20 June 2023.
5. Linas Jurk拧as. Do projected fiscal deficits play a role in ECB monetary policymaking? Presentation at 57th Annual Canadian Economics Association Meetings, online format, 30 May 2023.
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
Prof. Dr Alfreda 艩apkauskien臈
鈥 Member of the advisory working group of Horizon Europe for the digital, industry and space cluster
鈥 Member of the Financial Literacy Working Group - Subgroup of Schoolchildren and Youth, Ministry of Finance / Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania
Prof. Dr Jelena Stankevi膷ien臈
鈥 Member of the Financial Literacy Working Group - Subgroup of SME, Ministry of Finance / Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania
Prof. Dr Rasa Kanapickien臈
鈥 Member of the Payments Council of the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania.
Assist. Dr Linas Jurk拧as
鈥 Member of Eurosystem鈥檚 work Stream of ECB strategy review on Fiscal and Monetary Policy in a Monetary Union; member of Eurosystem鈥檚 Task Force on Banking Analysis for Monetary Policy.
9 Saul臈tekio, 2-706, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6134, fax. 236 6127
E-mail:
Head 鈥 Prof. Dr Danuta Diskiene
STAFF
Professors: Dr D. Diskien臈, Dr G. Dr奴teikien臈, Dr J. Ru啪evi膷ius, Dr D. Serafinas
Associate professors: Dr R. Adomaitien臈, Dr A. Stankevi膷ien臈, Dr V. Tama拧evi膷ius,
Dr R. Paulien臈, Dr R. Korsakien臈 (part-time)
Assistants: Dr J. Savick臈 (part-time), Dr D. Ru啪el臈,
Junior assistants: D. Budrien臈 (part-time),
Lecturers: Dr 沤. Grakauskas (part-time), Dr K. Jakutyt臈-Ancien臈 (part-time).
Doctoral students: D. Budrien臈 N., Nabil Abu Ibrahim, I. Stravinskien臈,
G. Narbut臈, V. Buck臈, U. Kasperavi膷i奴t臈, D. Voveris, O. Raudon臈.
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥 Business management and administration
Leaders鈥 managerial potential
鈥 Human resource management activities
鈥 Improvement of organizational reputation
鈥 Improvement of methodology for quality assessment of business and education performance
鈥 Lean management, organizational culture
鈥 Quality of life and working life
Quality management and social responsibility
鈥 Sustainable development processes and economic models
鈥 Socially oriented green economy
DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS MAINTAINED IN 2023
Inga Stravinskien臈.Verslo proces懦 valdymo geb臈jim懦 寞taka suvokiamiems organizacij懦 veiklos rezultatams, medijuojant robotiniam proces懦 automatizavimui.
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2023
Research Projects Supported by the University Budget
Challenges of Human Resources Management in the context of sustainable development. Prof. D. Diskien臈. 2022-2023.
Continuing the research topic 鈥淐hallenges of Human Resources Management in the context of sustainable development鈥, the researchers of the Department presented the findings in numerous publications.
The Study of Total Quality Management Models and Processes in the Context of Sustainable Development. Prof. D. Serafinas. 2023
Continuing the research topic which purpose was to develop total quality management theory and methodology in the context of Social, Green, and Circular Economy. The research subjects are International, National and Regional public and private subjects.
International Research Projects
HORIZON project HORIZON-CL4-2023-HUMAN-01-51 ; Project title: SEISMEC ; project No. 101135884 ; Project agreement signed 2023 December.
Main publications:
1. Dr奴teikien臈, Greta; Savick臈, Julija; Skarupskien臈, Daiva. The impact of employer brand on the relationship between psychological empowerment and employee engagement // Problems and perspectives in management. Sumy : Business Perspectives. ISSN 1727-7051. eISSN 1810-5467. 2023, vol. 21, iss. 1, p. 193-203. DOI: 10.21511/ppm.21(1).2023.17.
2. Stankevi膷ien臈, Asta; 艩imelyt臈, Agn臈; Tama拧evi膷ius, Virginijus; Petkinyt臈, Evelina. The impact of sociodemographic factors and work-family conflict on the relationship between organizational support and women鈥檚 burnout // Problems and perspectives in management. Sumy : LLC CPC Business Perspectives. ISSN 1727-7051. eISSN 1810-5467. 2023, vol. 21, iss. 3, p. 497-510. DOI: 10.21511/ppm.21(3).2023.40.
3. A. Stankevi膷ien臈, N. Grincevi膷ien臈, D. Diskien臈, G.Dr奴teikien臈 (2023). The Influence of personal skills for telework on organisational commitment: The mediating effect of the perceived intensity of telework. Journal of East European Management Studies, 28 (4) 2023, 604 鈥 627. DOI: 10.5771/0949-6181-2023-4-604
4. Bagherpour, Hossein; Ru啪el臈, Darius. Impact of organisational culture on leanness: an empirical study with CVF approach // International journal of management practice. Geneva : Inderscience Enterprises Ltd. ISSN 1477-9064. eISSN 1741-8143. 2023, vol. 16, no. 6, p. 765-789. DOI: 10.1504/IJMP.2023.133944.
5. Zalep奴gait臈, Dovil臈; Serafinas, Dalius; Melys, Klaudijus. The Impact of Changes in Leadership Styles on Quality Culture in Youth NGOs: The Case of Lithuania // Business transformation in uncertain global environments: 16th annual conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business, September 27-29 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania // EuroMed Press, 2023. ISBN 9789963711987. ISSN 2547-8516. p. 691-706.
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INOVATION) PARTNERS
Klaip臈da University (Lithuania)
Wroclaw University of Economics (Poland)
Lund University (Sweden)
鈥淨MS Italia鈥 S.R.L (Italy, Napoli)
RIOHS (Italy) -
Lithuanian Association for Quality Management and Innovations (Lithuania)
Dnipro National University (Ukraine)
Torino University (Italy)
International Guild of Quality Professionals
Board of SME Council under the Ministry of Economics and Innovations (Lithuania)
Union of Lithuanian Scientists (Lithuania)
Lithuanian Small and Medium Enterprise Board (Lithuania)
OTHER SCIENTIFIC ACTIVITIES
Participation in the organization of conferences
Assoc. Prof. Asta Stankevi膷ien臈
International scientific conference THE 16TH ANNUAL EUROMED ACADEMY 鈥淓MAB 2023鈥. Member of organising committee.
Assoc. Prof. Rasa Paulien臈
International scientific conference THE 16TH ANNUAL EUROMED ACADEMY 鈥淓MAB 2023鈥. Co- chair of organising committee -
Assist. Dr Julija Savick臈
THE 16TH ANNUAL EUROMED ACADEMY 鈥淓MAB 2023鈥, member of the organising committee , session Chair
Participation in editorial boards:
Prof. D. Diskien臈
鈥 editorial board member of the journal Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies;
鈥 editorial board member of the journal Entrepreneurship and sustainability issue;
鈥 editorial board member of the journal Accounting Theory and Practice;
Prof. G. Dr奴teikien臈
鈥 editorial board member of the Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv. Economics鈥.
鈥 editorial board member of Contemporary Research on Organization Management and Administration (CROMA journal), (ISSN 2335-7959 Online)
Assoc. Prof. A. Stankevi膷ien臈
鈥 editorial board member of the journal Accounting Theory and Practice;
鈥 editorial board member of the journal Business: Theory and Practice (Scopus)
Prof. J. Ru啪evi膷ius
鈥 editorial board member of the international journal Commodities and Markets, Kiev National Economics University;
鈥 editorial board member of the international journal Forum Ware International, Vienna University, IGWT, DGWT, OGWT, ;
鈥 scientific board member of the journal International Journal of Business: Innovations, Psychology and Economics;
鈥 editorial board member of the international MDPI journal 鈥淪TANDARDS鈥. Switzerland, ISSN: 2305-6703). 鈥
鈥 editorial board member of the international journal Quality: Access to Success (Scopus, Romania, Bucharest)
鈥 editorial board member of the international journal Altyn Sapa (A谢褌褘薪 Ca锌a - Gold Quality), Almata, Kazakhstan;
鈥 editorial board member of the international journal Quality Management / 袦械薪械写卸屑械薪褌 泻邪褔械褋褌胁邪 (Almata, Kazakhstan); :magazine&catid=42:magazine&Itemid=57; ; ;
鈥 editorial board member of the international journal Public administration aspects (Ukraine).
Prof. D. Serafinas
鈥 Chairman of Editorial Board of bi-weekly magazine 鈥淢okslo Lietuva鈥 (Sciantific Lithuania); www.mokslolietuva.lt
鈥 member of the Editorial & Review Board of the international journal Quality Issues and Insights in the 21st Century ( );
鈥 scientific board member of the peer-reviewed journal International Journal of Business: Innovations, Psychology and Economics ( );
鈥 editorial board member of the international journal Public administration aspects (Ukraine).
Assoc. Prof. R. Paulien臈
鈥 Editorial board member of the international journal Political Studies Forum (Rumunija)
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
1. Stankevi膷ien臈, Asta; Diskien臈, Danuta; Tama拧evi膷ius, Virginijus; Paulien臈, Rasa; Pak臈nait臈, Gedvin臈. The impact of teleworking stressors on burnout: a moderation of stress coping strategies // Business transformation in uncertain global environments: 16th annual conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business, September 27-29 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania / edited by: Demetris Vrontis, Yaakov Weber, Evangelos Tsoukatos : EuroMed Press, 2023. ISBN 9789963711987. ISSN 2547-8516. p. 1164-1166. Prieiga per internet膮: <
2. Paulien臈, Rasa; Raudon臈, Odeta. Presentation 鈥淥rganizational culture impact on employee motivation and professional burnout: case of Lithuanian medical institutions鈥 at 16th Annual Conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business, held on 27-29 September, 2023 at 911爆料网 (Lithuania, Vilnius).
3. Zalep奴gait臈, Dovil臈; Serafinas, Dalius; Melys, Klaudijus. The Impact of Changes in Leadership Styles on Quality Culture in Youth NGOs: The Case of Lithuania // Business transformation in uncertain global environments: 16th annual conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business, September 27-29 2023, held on 27-29 September, 2023 at 911爆料网 (Lithuania, Vilnius).
THE LIST OF THE MOST IMPORTANT CASES OF PARTICIPATION OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANISATIONS, AND BUSINESS ENTITIES
Prof. D. Serafinas
鈥 Board Member of K臈dainiai municipalilty ( )
鈥 Honorable member of Lithuanian Association for Quality Management and Innovations ( );
鈥 Honorable president of International Guild of Quality Professionals ( );
鈥 head of COST project 鈥淭he voice of research administrators - building a network of administrative excellence (BESTPRAC)鈥 (Lithuanian Scientific Council) ( );
鈥 member of the Board of the Lithuanian Small and Medium Business Council under the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Lithuania ( ).
鈥 Chairman of Lithuanian Scientists Society;
鈥 Chairman of Technical committee TK 94 鈥濩ircular Economy鈥;
Prof. J. Ru啪evi膷ius
鈥 president of Lithuanian Society of Commodity Science;
鈥 full member of International Guild of Quality Professionals; ;
鈥 honorary member of Lithuanian Association for Quality Management and Innovations;
鈥 full Member of the international scientific organization BASIQ "ASSOCIATION FOR INNOVATION AND QUALITY IN SUSTAINABLE BUSINESS" (Bucharest, Paris). ;
鈥 researcher in an international scientific group RIOHS (Italy) - (Research and Innovation Observatory on Health and Social Care)
Assoc. Prof. Asta Stankevi膷ien臈
鈥 Member of the Technical Committee of the Lithuanian Standardization Department LST TK 90 " Human Resources and Knowledge Management " delegated by VU institution (national and international HRM standards) from January 2023.
CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
Prof. Dalius Serafinas
鈥 Consultations on Sustainable development and TQM:
1. 艩iauliai city municipality 鈥 Implementation of CAF model for schools at municipality level.
2. LR President office, Lithuanian Parliament and Government 鈥 Consultations on Implementation of Socially Oriented Green Economy in Lithuania
3. K臈dainiai municipality 鈥 Consultations on Implementation of Social Business Acceleration system using available abandoned infrastructures and socially sensitive groups;
4. Ministry of Economics and Innovations 鈥 Proposals for Social Business Law improvement, and proposals for Social Business Development Program
Assoc. prof. Asta Stankevi膷ien臈
鈥 Development of an employees well-being model. Project SADM. Position consultant. Agreement Nr. 23/07/03-01. 2023-07-03
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
Assoc. prof. Asta Stankevi膷ien臈
鈥 Interview for LRT radio. Golden age. A businessman about the duties of employees: if you want to be called a general duke, so be it. 2023 03
鈥 Science dissemination article "Research by 911爆料网 scholars "Remote work causes the most stress for employees of the education sector" 2023 09 21
鈥 Interview for M1 plus radio. Topic "Remote work stressors and burnout". 2023 10 03
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鈥 Interview for the LRT program "Good day, Lithuania". Topic "Remote work stressors and burnout". 2023 10 04
Assoc.prof. Rasa Paulien臈
鈥 Science dissemination article "Remote work has many advantages, but will it not hurt in the long run?"
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鈥 Science dissemination article "Should scientific and business progress be limited: why and who should do it?"
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鈥 Science dissemination article 鈥 How managers鈥榣eadership styles change during crises".
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鈥 Interview for IQ jounal, topic "Invisible side of remote work".
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Saul臈tekio al, bld 2 - 819, LT-10222 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6146
E-mail:
Head 鈥 Prof. Dr Sigitas Urbonavi膷ius
STAFF
Professors: Dr S. Urbonavi膷ius, Dr V. Dik膷ius.
Associate professors: Dr K. Adomavi膷i奴t臈, Dr M. Degutis, Dr A. Gai啪utis, Dr R. 膶asas; Dr E. Rudien臈, Dr I. Jar啪emskien臈
Assistant professors: Dr I. Radavi膷ien臈, Dr S. Kir拧臈, Dr I. Zimaitis, Dr R. Andrulien臈
Lecturers: Dr R. Ivanauskas, A. Jonkus, M. Vil膷inskait臈, R. Bekeris
Senior Researcher: Dr L. Hollebeek
Researcher : A. Simanavi膷i奴t臈
Doctoral students: E. Bla啪inauskyt臈, G. Dagyt臈-Kavoli奴n臈, Yiyuan Ying, N. Letukyt臈, I. Venskuvien臈, A. 艩ilinskait臈
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥 Consumer privacy and behaviour in digital environment
鈥 Consumer behaviour in online learning
鈥 Buyer price perception in online environment
鈥 Specifics of marketing management and consumer behaviour in transition economies
鈥 Tourist behaviour
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2023
National Research Projects
S. Urbonavi膷ius: 鈥濿illingness to disclose personal information when donating to social initiatives via crowdfunding platforms鈥
V. Dik膷ius: 鈥 Modelling the impact of gamification on an online store loyalty鈥
K. Adomavi膷i奴t臈: 鈥濵odification of models traditionally used for online shopping behaviour including COVID-19 factors鈥.
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
University of Zagreb (Croatia)
Cracow University of Economics (Poland)
Monfort College of Business, University of Northern Colorado (USA)
School of Business of Nipissing University (Canada)
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Prof. S. Urbonavi膷ius
鈥 member of European Marketing Academy (EMAC);
鈥 honorary member of Lithuanian Marketing Association LiMA;
鈥 editor-in-chief of the journal Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies,
鈥 editorial board member of the journal Journal of Marketing Education, Sage Journals,
鈥 editorial board member of the journal Trziste (Market), Zagreb University,
鈥 editorial board member of the journal Ekonomika (Economics),
Prof. V. Dik膷ius
鈥 member of European Marketing Academy (EMAC);
鈥 editorial board member of the journal Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies,
Assoc. Prof. Dr A. Gai啪utis
鈥 member of Lithuanian Marketing Association LiMA;
鈥 coordinator of national technology platform of Lithuania for Forest-Based Sector, www.ntplatformos.lt;
鈥 member of the Board, vice-president, ELO- European Landowners Organisation,
鈥 member of working group, CEPF - Conf茅deration Europ茅enne des Propri茅taires Forestiers, www.cepf-eu.org;
鈥 editor of web portal lietuvosmiskai.lt ; www.lietuvosmiskai.lt
鈥 member of Advisory Council on Forestry under Ministry of Environment, established by the Minister of Environment, www.am.lt;
鈥 chairman of the Forest Owners Association of Lithuania, www.forest.lt;
鈥 member of Council of Lithuanian Chamber of Agriculture, www.zur.ltww.zur.lt;
鈥 chairman of organization committee of annual conference 鈥淢i拧kas-啪mogui, 啪mogus-mi拧kui鈥
Assoc. Prof. Dr M. Degutis
鈥 national editor of Eurobarometer Report (European Commission);
鈥 member of ESOMAR (European Society for Opinion and Marketing Research).
Assoc. Prof. Dr K. Adomaviciute 鈥 Sakalauske
鈥 deputy editor-in chief of the journal Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies, (journals.vu.lt/omee)
Dr I. Radavi膷ien臈
鈥 member of Lithuanian Marketing Association LiMA;
鈥 Neuromarketing Science & Business Association NMSBA,
Dr I. Zimaitis
鈥 assistant editor of the journal Organizations and Markets in Emerging Economies (journals.vu.lt/omee)
鈥 member of The European Marketing Academy (EMAC);
R. Andrulien臈
鈥 member of the European Marketing Academy (EMAC)
鈥 member of the Tourism Council under Ministry of the Economy and Innovation of the Republic of Lithuania
MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES
Linda Hollebeek: 911爆料网 Rector鈥檚 Award.
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
Assoc. Prof. Dr Algis Gai啪utis
鈥 expert of EU Expert group Forest and Forestry stakeholder Platform, Coordinated by the Directorate-General for Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission;
鈥 coordinator of national support group of Lithuania for Forest-Based Sector Technological Platform in EU;
鈥 coordinator of national support group of Lithuania for Forest-Based Sector Technological Platform in EU;
鈥 The Forest-based Sector Technology Platform (FTP) is European Technology Platform (ETP) dedicated to the forest-based sector
鈥 member of Coordination group of National Agreement on Forests, Coordinator of Social Group of Private forest owners, Agency for Science, Innovation and Technology MITA, expert
鈥 member of Advisory Committee on Forest under the Ministry of Environment of Lithuania
CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
Dr Rasuole Andruliene is an expert preparing the Management Plan of the World Heritage: Site Vilnius Historic Centre. The management plan of the Vilnius historical center is being prepared from 2023. The planners of the plan - Vilnius city municipality in cooperation with the Republic of Lithuania the Ministry of Culture. Rasuole prepared sustainable tourism part of the plan. Participation in the public presentation of the project results:
Dr Rasuole Andruliene expert working on the project 鈥淚mplementation of a blockchain-based payment system for encouraging the use of tourism services after the COVID-19 pandemic鈥. Project Implementation Period 鈥 04/11/2021 鈥 01/09/2023. The project is funded from European Regional Development Fund under the measure 01.2.2- LMT-K-718. Research Projects Implemented by World-Class Researcher Groups Aimed at Developing Results in Line with R&D Topics Relevant to the Economic Sectors which could then be Commercialized鈥. Participation in the public presentation of the project results.
DEPARTMENT OF QUANTITATIVE METHODS AND MODELLING
STAFF
Professors: 2
Associate professors: 2
Assistant Professors: 2
Junior Assistant Professors: 2
Lecturers: 1
Doctoral students: 3
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥 Macroeconomics
鈥 Applied econometric analysis
鈥 Industrial organisation
鈥 Population Economics
鈥 International economics
鈥 Economics of networks
鈥 Economics of social security
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2023
National Research Projects
T. Bale啪entis. ES valstybi懦 nari懦 ekonomikos sektori懦 per臈jimo prie ma啪aangl臈s energetikos ka拧t懦 lyginamasis vertinimas anglies dioksido 拧e拧臈lin臈s kainos metodu (Comparative assessment of low carbon energy transition costs for economic sectors of the EU MS: carbon dioxide shadow price approach), S-MIP-23-36, vyriausiasis mokslo darbuotojas (VU Kauno fakultetas)
Contractual Research
Algirdas Bartkus. Savivaldybi懦 i拧laid懦 ekonometriniai modeliai. (Centrin臈 projekt懦 valdymo agent奴ra) // Econometric modelling of the expenditures of the municipalities (Central Project Management Agency)
Algirdas Bartkus. Apmok臈jimo u啪 autorin臈s produkcijos vartojim膮 tyrimas. (Lietuvos vie拧bu膷i懦 ir restoran懦 asociacija) // A study on the arrangement of royalty payments for the use of copyrighted content (Lithuanian Hotel and Restaurant Association)
Algirdas Bartkus. Alkoholio vartojimo 寞pro膷i懦 Lietuvoje tyrimas. (Lietuvos verslo konfederacija) // Study of alcohol consumption in Lithuania. (Lithuanian Business Confederation)
Kristina Ma啪eikait臈. Culture Index of Municipalities. 2022 (Lithuanian Council for Culture) (link: )
Kristina Ma啪eikait臈. Culture Index of Municipalities. 2021 (Lithuanian Council for Culture) (link: )
Kristina Ma啪eikait臈 (with Kamil臈 膶elutkait臈). Gender Inequality in the Cultural Sector: The Economic and Emotional State of Female Artists. (Lithuanian Council for Culture, Creative Europe Desk LT) (link: )
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
Prof. G. Kasnauskiene
鈥 Euromed 2023 Business Transformation in Uncertain Global Environments co-chair
Prof. T. Bale啪entis
鈥 Sustainable Production and Consumption, kolegijos narys
鈥 Management of Environmental Quality, kolegijos narys, Web of Science Emerging Citation Index, Scopus), nuo 2018 m.
鈥 Environmental Impact Assessment Review, special issue 鈥淐o-benefits of energy conservation, pollution reduction and carbon reduction鈥, kviestinis redaktorius, 2022-2023 m
鈥 Resources Policy, kviestinis redaktorius
鈥 Energy Economics, kviestinis redaktorius
鈥 Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, kviestinis redaktorius
鈥 Europos Komisijos ekspertas, Horizon Europe projekt懦 vertinimas, 2023-
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
1. Petryl臈 V., The Formation of a New Export Network: The Case of Lithuania, EMAB 2023 16th annual conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business, Vilnius Lithuania, 27-29 September, 2023
2. Petryl臈 V., K. Bunevi膷i奴t臈, Gainers and Loosers of Euro Adoption: The Case of the Baltic States, 13th International Scientific Conference Business and Management 2023, Vilnius Tech, Vilnius, Lithuania, 11鈥12 May, 2023.
3. Zitikyt臈 K., Employment after retirement: factors affecting working at old days in Lithuania, EMAB 2023 16th annual conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business, Vilnius Lithuania, 27-29 September, 2023
4. Zitikyt臈 K., The impact of female managers on the gender pay gap: evidence from company-level data for Lithuania, EMAB 2023 16th annual conference of the EuroMed Academy of Business, Vilnius Lithuania, 27-29 September, 2023
5. A. Bartkus. The estimation of traditional Phillips curve. June 9, 2023. Evolving challenges in European economies, Tallinn University of Technology.
MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES
G. Kasnauskiene et al. Best conference paper. Euromed 2023
CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
Algirdas Bartkus. Savivaldybi懦 i拧laid懦 ekonometrini懦 modeli懦 k奴rimo ir konsultavimo darbai. (U啪sakovas ir konsultacij懦 gav臈jas: Centrin臈 projekt懦 valdymo agent奴ra) // Consultations regarding the econometric modelling of the expenditures of the municipalities (Client: Central Project Management Agency)
Algirdas Bartkus. Apmok臈jimo u啪 autorin臈s produkcijos vartojim膮 tyrimas. (U啪sakovas ir konsultacij懦 gav臈jas: Lietuvos vie拧bu膷i懦 ir restoran懦 asociacija) // Consultations regarding the arrangement of royalty payments for the use of copyrighted content (Client: Lithuanian Hotel and Restaurant Association)
Kristina Ma啪eikait臈. Participation in the public presentation and discussion of the research 鈥淐ulture Index of Municipalities 2022鈥 results. , 2023 12 01
Kristina Ma啪eikait臈. Participation in the public presentation and discussion of the research 鈥淐ulture Index of Municipalities 2021鈥 results. 2023 04 27
Kristina Ma啪eikait臈. Participation in the public presentation of 鈥淐ulture Index of Municipalities. Case of 艩iauliai鈥 and discussion, organised by 艩iauliai municipality. 2023 12 15
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
Petryl臈 V. 鈥濾aistini懦 pasigail臈ti negalima bausti!鈥 鈥 ekonominiai argumentai, kur pad臈ti kablel寞鈥, 2022-01-09
Petryl臈 V. 鈥濱拧pardavimai: kada patinka ar kada leid啪iama?鈥, 2023-06-22
V. Petryl臈s interviu: Jurgelionien臈 A., 鈥濱拧pardavim懦 peripetijos: reguliuoti, ar palikti laisv臈s?鈥, 2023-08-20
Kristina Ma啪eikait臈. Kult奴ros indeksas atskleid臈 didelius atotr奴kius tarp savivaldybi懦. 2023 11 22. (link: )
Kristina Ma啪eikait臈. Tyrimas sugriov臈 mit膮: regionuose kult奴rai skiriama daugiau l臈拧懦, kult奴ros reitingo indekse pirmauja Neringa. 2023 04 14 (link: )
Kristina Ma啪eikait臈. Savivaldybi懦 kult奴ros indeksas: kod臈l 艩iauliai 鈥 tarp nekult奴ringiausi懦? 2023 06 10. (link: )
Kristina Ma啪eikait臈. Ly膷i懦 lygyb臈s kult奴ros sektoriuje tyr臈ja: meno istorij膮 kuria vyrai, o u啪ra拧o 鈥 moterys? 2023 04 16. (link: )
T.Bale啪entis. 2023 m. spalio 26 d. "Devising evidence-based strategies for progress towards zero-carbon energy at the country level: The by-production approach?", VU EVAF seminaras
T. Bale啪entis. 2023. Energetin臈 kriz臈 Europos S膮jungoje: prie啪astys ir pasekm臈s.
K. Zitikyt臈. 2023 m. rugs臈jo 13 d. Interviu: 鈥濪irbti ar nedirbti sulaukus pensinio am啪iaus?鈥 (link: )
K. Zitikyt臈. Interviu: 2023 m. rugs臈jo 22 d. Interviu: 鈥濪id啪iulis dirban膷i懦 pensinio am啪iaus 啪moni懦 skai膷ius neramina: jiems pasitraukus i拧 darbo, tur臈tum臈me labai didel臋 problem膮鈥 (link: )
K. Zitikyt臈. 2023 m. rugs臈jo 20 d. Dalyvavimas diskusijoje:鈥 Daug臈ja dirban膷i懦 pensinink懦: kokia Lietuvos darbo rinkos ateitis? (link: )
K. Zitikyt臈. 2023 m. spalio 18 d. Interviu: 鈥濱拧臈j臋 u啪tarnauto poilsio pensininkai ir toliau dirba: 鈥濭al臈膷iau 鈥 tikrai nebedirb膷iau, bet tie keli 拧imtai eur懦 labai reikalingi鈥 (link: )
A. Bartkus. The consumption of copyrighted material and price discrimination. November 10, 2023. 3rd CEFER/KTU/VU Workshop Kaunas University of Technology.
DEPARTMENT OF THEORETICAL ECONOMICS
Saul臈tekio al. 9, LT-01513 Vilnius
Tel. 236 6147
E-mail:
Head 鈥 Prof. Dr Vincentas Giedraitis
STAFF
Professors: Dr V. Giedraitis, Dr A. Jorgenson. Dr R. Lazukta (Emeritus)
Assoc. professors: Dr E. Ulvidien臈, Dr A. Stavytskyy.
Lecturers: Dr N. 膶erniauskas, Dr I. Bla啪ien臈, N. Ramanausk臈, T. Karpavi膷ius, R. Motuzas
Doctoral students: V. Gabnyt臈, I. Me拧kauskait臈, T. Eliashvili
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥 Energy security
鈥 Economic factors of population health and ecology
鈥 Economic criminology
鈥 Stabilisation policy in global economic conditions
鈥 Competition and anti-trust policy
鈥 Distribution of income
鈥 Economics of the Welfare State
鈥 Competitive economic growth and social consequences
BEST PUBLICATIONS
1. Andrew K. Jorgenson; Brett Clark; Ryan P. Thombs; Jeffrey Kentor; Jennifer E. Givens; Xiaorui Huang; Hassan El Tinay; Daniel Auerbach; Matthew C. Mahutga 鈥淕uns versus Climate: How Militarization Amplifies the Effect of Economic Growth on Carbon Emissions鈥 2023. American Sociological Review.
2. Asmare, F.; Jarait臈, J.; Giedraitis, V.; Ka啪ukauskas, A. 鈥淓nergy-related financial literacy and retrofits of Soviet-era apartment buildings: The case of Lithuania.鈥 2023. Energy Economics.
3. Giedraitis, V.; Stavytskyy, A.; Kharmalova, G.; Ulvidien臈, E. 鈥淏ring on the Light: Reduction of the Corporate Shadow Economy by Tax Reform.鈥. 2023. Access to Justice in Eastern Europe.
4. 膶erniauskas, N.. The short run effects of childbirth on parents鈥 earnings in the Baltics. 2023. Baltic Journal of Economics
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
1. Vincentas Giedraitis, Eristida Ulvidien臈, Irma Me拧kauskait臈 , Vytautas Katkinas, Andriy Stayvtsiky, Ganna Karmalova. 2023. 鈥淥ut of the shadows: tax reform as a means to 鈥渓ighten鈥 the corporate shadow economy.鈥 European Society of Criminology. Florence, Italy.
2. Gabnyt臈, Vitalija. The 21st ESPAnet Annual Conference 2023. 鈥濻ocial protection benefits compatibility and evaluation criteria in Lithuania鈥)?
RESEARCH PROJECTS
膶erniauskas, N. 鈥淧rotecting work and income in the digital economy: a case study of platform workers.鈥 Lithuanian science program funded project.
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
V. Giedraitis. Deputy Editor-in-Chief, 鈥淓konomika鈥
V. Giedraitis. Editorial board member: Sociology of development, Journal of World-systems research, Bulletin of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiy, Economics, Journal of Advances in Economics and Finance, Information technology and development,
CONSULTATIONS PROVIDED BY THE UNIT TO THE PUBLIC OR ECONOMIC ENTITIES
N. 膶erniauskas. OECD Tax Policy Reviews.
N. 膶erniauskas. Consultations given to republic of lithuania鈥檚 ministry of finance and parliament.
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
N. 膶erniauskas. Numerous interviews given to the national press.
V. Giedraitis. Interview with Lithuanian national radio (Internet portal)
CENTER FOR EXPERTISE IN ECONOMICS
Head 鈥 Linas Tarasonis
STAFF
Professors/Principal Research Fellows/Professors of Practice: Justina Bar拧yt臈, J奴rat臈 Jarait臈-Ka啪ukausk臈, Yannick Joye, Marius Jurgilas
Associate Professors/Senior Research Fellows: Bernadeta Go拧tautait臈, Andrius Ka啪ukauskas, Justina Klimavi膷i奴t臈, Povilas Lastauskas, Robertas Zubrickas
Assistant Professors/Research Fellows: Linas Tarasonis, Guillermo Hausmann-Guil, Junghum Park, Dovil臈 Barauskait臈, Jose Garcia-Louzao, Aurelija Pro拧kut臈, Elz臈 Marija U啪davinyt臈
Junior Assistant professors: Egl臈 Jaku膷ionyt臈, 沤ivil臈 Kaminskien臈, 沤ymantas Budrys
Doctoral Students: Laura Galdikien臈, Inga Urbonavi膷i奴t臈, Agn臈 Zakarevi膷i奴t臈
RESEARCH INTERESTS
鈥 Macroeconomics: Applied macroeconomics, Competition policy, Endogenous growth theory, Fiscal policy, Global economy and spillovers, Heterogeneous agents, International macroeconomics, Economic policy
鈥 Microeconomics: Behavioral economics, Economics of long-term care and ageing, Energy economics, Environmental and resource economics, Firm dynamics, Health economics, Labor economics, Macro labor, Public economics, Real estate economics, Economic policy
鈥 Finance: Asset pricing, International Finance, Macrofinance
鈥 Consumer Judgment and Decision Making: International Marketing, Adoption of Innovations, Health-related Behavior, Sustainable Consumption
RESEARCH PROJECTS CARRIED OUT IN 2023
National Research Projects
Energy crisis, energy efficiency and rebound effect (P-MIP-23-121) financed by Research Council of Lithuania. Researcher: Assoc. Prof. Andrius Ka啪ukauskas (project leader). 2023/04-2026/04. Budget: 150 000 EUR.
The use of non-price instruments to encourage energy efficiency in the right time (project No. 01.2.2-LMT-K-718-02-0007) financed by Research Council of Lithuania. Assoc. Prof. Andrius Ka啪ukauskas (project leader), Prof. J奴rat臈 Jarait臈-Ka啪ukausk臈 (PI). Budget: 630 000 EUR.
Urban Environments and Hedonic Consumption (S-MIP-23-135) financed by the Research Council of Lithuania. Researcher: Dr Yannick Joye (project leader). 2023/06-2025/05. Budget: 148 007 euro
International Research Projects
Inequality of Uncertainty. (Reg. No: 2021/43/B/HS4/03241). National Science Centre Poland (NCN). Researchers: Lucas Augusto van der Velde (PI), Jose Garcia-Louzao, Linas Tarasonis, Piotr Zoch.
MAIN R&D&I (RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND INNOVATION) PARTNERS
Project partners:
鈥 Group for Research in APplied Economics (GRAPE), Poland
Institutions of co-authors:
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鈥 European Central Bank, Germany
鈥 Bloomberg, Germany
鈥 Bank of Italy, Italy
鈥 Bank of Canada, Canada
L. Tarasonis:
鈥 University of Ottawa, Canada
鈥 York University, Canada
鈥 University of Regensburg, Germany
鈥 Group for Research in APplied Economics (GRAPE), Poland
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鈥 Gettysburg College (U.S.)
鈥 University of Vaasa (Finland)
鈥 University of Umea (Sweden)
鈥 Sodertorn University (Sweden)
J.Garcia-Louzao
鈥 Bank of Spain, Spain
鈥 Bank of Portugal, Portugal
鈥 CUNEF Universidad, Spain
鈥 University of Leeds, United Kingdom
L. Galdikiene
鈥 University of Milan, Italy
J. Jarait臈-Ka啪ukausk臈
鈥 Gettysburg College (U.S.)
鈥 University of Umea (Sweden)
鈥 Gothenburg University (Sweden)
鈥 University of Milan (Italy)
OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
P. Lastauskas
鈥 Editor of the Baltic Journal of Economics,
鈥 Associate editor of Open Economies Review,
J. Bar拧yt臈
鈥 Editorial Review Board, Journal of International Marketing,
J.Garcia-Louzao
鈥 Member of CESifo Research Network,
L. Tarasonis
鈥 Member of scientific committee, 5th Baltic Economic Conference (BEC), Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia, June 19-20, 2023,
鈥 Member of scientific committee, 12th Annual Lithuanian Conference on Economic Research, ISM University of Economics and Management, Vilnius, Lithuania, December 28, 2023,
鈥 Member of organizing committee, Gender Gaps Conference 2023, Group for Research in APplied Economics (GRAPE), Warsaw, Poland, September 11th - 12th, 2023,
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鈥 Member of organising and scientific committee, 12th Annual Lithuanian Conference on Economic Research, ISM University of Economics and Management, Vilnius, Lithuania, December 28, 2023,
鈥 Member of organising and scientific committee, 3rd CEFER/KTU/VU, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania, November 10, 2023,
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鈥 Member of scientific committee, 28th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE). Limassol, Cyprus, 27 Jun - 30 Jun 2023.
J. Klimavi膷i奴t臈
鈥 Member of scientific committee, 5th Baltic Economic Conference (BEC), Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia, June 19-20, 2023,
鈥 Member of organising and scientific committee, 3rd CEFER/KTU/VU Workshop, Kaunas University of Technology, Kaunas, Lithuania, November 10, 2023,
Y. Joye
鈥 Member of The IAPS Restorative Environments Network ()
J. Jarait臈-Ka啪ukausk臈
鈥 Member of scientific committee, 28th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE). Limassol, Cyprus, 27 Jun - 30 Jun 2023.
BEST REPORTS DELIVERED AT CONFERENCES ABROAD
L. Tarasonis
鈥 2023 conference of the Society of Labor Economists (SOLE), Philadelphia, US, May 12-13, 2023. Wage and Employment Impact of Minimum Wage: Evidence from Lithuania.
鈥 2023 conference of the European Association of Labour Economists (EALE), Charles University, Prague, Czechia, September 21-23, 2023. Life-cycle Worker Flows and Cross-country Differences in Aggregate Employment.
鈥 Seventh Annual Workshop of the European System of Central Banks (ESCB) Research Cluster 2, Bank of England, UK, November 16-17, 2023. Life-cycle Worker Flows and Cross-country Differences in Aggregate Employment.
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鈥 Inflation: Drivers and Dynamics Conference 2023, European Central Bank and the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland鈥榮 Center for Inflation Research, Frankfurt, Germany, August 31-September 1
鈥 34th EC^2 conference on Identification and Inference in Structural Econometric Models, December 7-8, Manchester, UK
J.Garcia-Louzao
鈥 2023 conference of the European Society for Population Economics (ESPE), Institute of Economics Sciences (IES) in Belgrade, Serbia. June 15-17, Employee-Owned Firms and the Career of Young Workers
鈥 2023 conference of the European Association of Labour Economists (EALE), Charles University, Prague, Czechia, September 21-23, 2023. Coworker Networks and the Labor Market Outcomes of Displaced Workers: Evidence from Portugal
L. Galdikien臈
鈥 2023 European Economic Association (EEA) Congress, Barcelona, Spain. Aug 28- Sept 1, 2023. Effects of cooperative and uncooperative narratives on trust during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experimental evidence.
鈥 2023 Economic Sciene Association (ESA) World Meeting, Lyon, France. June 26-29, 2023. Effects of cooperative and uncooperative narratives on trust during the COVID-19 pandemic: Experimental evidence.
J. Klimavi膷i奴t臈
鈥 5th Baltic Economic Conference (BEC), Stockholm School of Economics in Riga, Latvia, June 19-20, 2023. (No) Time to be Healthy: Optimal Policy with Time and Monetary Investments in Health.
Y. Joye
鈥 EMAC 2023, Odense/Denmark, May 23-26. When Red Bull Gives Wings To Sleepy Consumers: How Sleepiness Moderates the Impact of Brand Exposure Effects
鈥 ICEP, International Conference on Environmental Psychology Aarhus, 20-23 June 2023. The 鈥渘ature-as-reward鈥 hypothesis as an alternative account for nature-induced cognitive performance benefits
J. Jarait臈-Ka啪ukausk臈
鈥 28th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE). Limassol, Cyprus, 27 Jun - 30 Jun 2023.
MOST IMPORTANT NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL AWARDS RECEIVED FOR R&D ACTIVITIES
Laura Galdikien臈, LMT parama u啪 studij懦 rezultatus.
MOST IMPORTANT PARTICIPATION CASES OF RESEARCHERS IN WORKING GROUPS OR COMMISSIONS SET UP BY STATE AUTHORITIES, STATE AND MUNICIPAL INSTITUTIONS, ORGANISATIONS, BUSINESS ENTITIES
L. Tarasonis
鈥 Member, Working Group of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania on the drafting of the Lithuanian Future Ecosystem Concept (White Paper)
MOST IMPORTANT RESEARCH DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES
L. Tarasonis
鈥 鈥淲age and Employment Impact of Minimum Wage: Evidence from Lithuania鈥 by Jose Garcia-Louzao and Linas Tarasonis has been reviewed by Nadaesgratis, a leading Spanish economics blog:
A. Ka啪ukauskas
鈥 Presenting research project (project No. 01.2.2-LMT-K-718-02-0007) policy implications at national TV (LNK) news (鈥溑絠nios 18:30鈥) January, 2023:
鈥 Presenting research project (project No. 01.2.2-LMT-K-718-02-0007) policy implications in 鈥淟RT.lt鈥 January, 2023:
Y. Joye
鈥 Keynote talk on my research at the 9th Congress of Slovenian Psychologists, Portoroz, Slovenia, November 14 鈥 16.