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Technology-driven Restructuring of Manufacturing Industry in the Context of 4.0 Industry
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doc. dr. Asta Baliutė |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
Restructuring of the country's manufacturing industry toward technology-driven in order to achieve the growth of high-tech industries and increase the employment of advanced digital technologies, is a crucial condition for the country's economic growth. The development of advanced technologies, high qualifications and skills of the workforce in manufacturing industry ensures growth of higher added-value due to higher productivity.
Goal of the research is to evaluate the drivers and restrictions of industrial restructuring towards more technologically intensive industries in the context of Industry 4.0. Tasks of the research: to analyze the long-term structural changes of country‘s manufacturing industry using different classification; and by applying the qualitative and quantitative research methods to perform the in-depth examination of factors which encourage or hamper the implementation of digital advanced technologies in high-tech and low-tech industries.
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Economic Evaluation of Renewable Energy Sources
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prof. dr. Daiva DUMČIUVIENĖ |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
Recently, the importance of renewable energy sources is increasing, and their impact on the country's economy is becoming an important factor. The influence of generation from renewable resources and the need for future technologies become a relevant issue in the context of the countries' economies. The purpose of the research is to assess the volatility of renewable resources, to perform an economic analysis of the potential benefits/costs of the necessary measures, integrating renewable generation.
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The economic effects of international sanctions in the context of globalization
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prof. dr. Vaida PILINKIENĖ |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
International sanctions are one of the most widely used instruments of coercion in international politics and economics. Sanctions inflict economic harm to force the target country to change its policies or to comply with the sender state’s interests. Since the end of the Cold War, sanctions have been used as a geopolitical tool and/or instruments for foreign policy, however significantly reducing the economic welfare and quality of life (Dizaji & van Bergeijk, 2013; Afesorgbor & Mahadevan, 2016; Ghods & Karamelikli, 2020), coercing the target state to alter its policies in favor of the sender states (Jones & Whitworth, 2014; Portela, 2016; Dreger et al 2016; Hufbauer & Jung, 2020; Caruso, 2021); trigger financial crises (Hatipoglu & Peksen, 2018); reduce GDP (Neuenkirch & Neumeier, 2015); decrease the volume of international trade and FDI (Afesorgbor, 2019; Crozet & Hinz 2020; Felbermayr et al 2020). Therefore, the aims of sanctions have changed over time, from protecting a country as a sovereign state to pushing the political agenda of individual states, companies, and individuals. However, very few econometric studies have supported the research by showing the economic impact of sanctions and answering the question, why do some target states respond to the demands of the sanctioning state, while some other states resist the economic consequences of international sanctions? A cross-country analysis will focus on the evaluation of the economic effects caused by international sanctions, including their scale and dynamics in the context of globalization by modeling and analyzing the economic performance and behavior of countries' economies and/or selected sectors. The research results would help to systemize and compare the economic effects caused by international sanctions, to provide econometrically proved insights about the imbalances and consequences of sanctioned economies.
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Economic resilience in the context of geo-economic crises
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prof. dr. Vytautas SNIEŠKA |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
Deepening globalization forms ever closer ties between states, and the growing interdependence of states not only provides new opportunities for the development of society, but also increases the vulnerability of states. There is no research on how the changing balance of international power and geopolitical conflicts in Europe and other regions of the world affect the domestic economic life of states, and how emerging challenges can be used to increase the adaptability of the economy. As the experience of countries that have successfully overcome crises and achieved a high level of progress shows, coordinating the efforts of business and the state during crisis periods is very effective in forming national economic development programs that enable the country to reorient itself from dominant traditional businesses to “high-tech” areas that create high added value and, by choosing reliable partners from lower-risk countries, increase the resilience of the economy. This requires research that would reveal the consequences of the changed geopolitical conditions for the Lithuanian economy and ways to avoid possible geopolitical risks in the future.
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The impact of EU climate policy and Green Deal on regional convergence: a framework for future solutions
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prof. dr. Jurgita BRUNECKIENĖ |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
The scientific issue is how EU climate policy and the European Green Course affect regional convergence. It is important to model the conditions and level of progress of the green (including circular) economy to achieve a level of regional convergence that will ensure the territorial cohesion of the European Union and become a climate-neutral economy.
The aim of the study is to develop a model based on research to model the impact of the level of progress of the green economy (and the conditions under which it can be achieved) on regional convergence while maintaining the condition of a climate-neutral EU economy.
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Corporate financial resistance and investment dynamics during the period of economic shock
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prof. dr. Rytis KRUŠINSKAS |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
The research problem – how to evaluate financial resistance of different business sectors within the country and their capital investment dynamics during the periods of economic shocks.
It leads to the aim of the proposed research: to develop the evaluation model for different business sector financial resistance and capital investment dynamics during periods of economic shocks, what would allow to identify long term potential for different sector and to prepare guidelines for corporate financially sustainable performance.
The main possible stages of the research: (1) literature review and analysis of the most recent research in the area of economic shocks and corporate financial performance measurement; (2) development of evaluation methodology for corporate financial resistance and capital investment dynamics during the periods of economic shocks; (3) empirical results analysis following the evaluation methodology created for selected country/ countries group/ economic activities / business sectors.
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Clustering processes impact on competitiveness and economic growth
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prof. dr. Valentinas NAVICKAS |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
The fluctuation of economics’ activities forces enterprises to change their traditional management and operational techniques and impels to seek new methods, knowledge, competences, resources, at the same time maintaining their stance and their competitiveness.
Clustering processes has settled worldwide. Participation in a clustering process have become beneficial not only for clustered enterprises aspect, but also for the whole countries aspect. Clusters are important, because enterprises, by working together, can create new high quality products or services and better satisfy customer’s needs. When analysing clusters it is essential to define, that clusters stimulate responsible business planning, innovation development and so on.
Clustering processes often include various enterprises, therefore their activities supplement each other and their services or products acquire higher quality and recognition. Enterprises by cooperating increase their competitiveness, expand their activities beyond national borders. Clustered enterprises achieve these benefits much easier.
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Evaluation of the impact of working hours on the economy and the welfare of employees
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doc. dr. Alina STUNDŽIENĖ |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
Recently, there is an increasing discussion about shorter working hours, shorter working week, but the benefits and impact of such changes on the country's economy are still unclear. Research shows that shortening working hours can have both positive and negative effects, and that the impact of a change in working hours varies from country to country. Therefore, the study, taking into account the specifics of the country's labor market, is important and allows to add new insights to the research in that direction of economic. The aim of the dissertation is to assess the impact of working hours on the economy and the welfare of employees. PhD student will investigate possible changes in productivity, wages, employment, consumption, savings, job satisfaction and future expectations of employees caused by changes in working hours.
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| Evaluating the impact of sustainability on small and medium enterprises' (SMEs) ability to access credit |
doc. dr. Aušrinė LAKŠTUTIENĖ |
state-funded |
