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Labour productivity growth: ways, opportunities and limitations
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doc. dr. Alina STUNDŽIENĖ |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
Relevance. Increasing labor productivity is related with higher wages, higher quality of life, economic well-being and competitiveness of the country. Labor productivity in Bulgaria, Romania, Latvia, Hungary, Croatia, Portugal, Lithuania, Poland, and Estonia lags far behind other European countries. Although productivity in these countries increases every year, the gap with more productive countries does not narrow. Thus, the questions how to catch up the more developed European countries (or at least bridge the gap), what are the potential ways to increase productivity, what are the opprtunities to do that and limitations are particularly relevant issues.... for further information please contact the supervisor of the topic.
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| Drivers of Industrial restructuring in the Context of 4.0 Industry |
doc. dr. Asta SABONIENĖ |
state-funded |
| Economic Evaluation of Renewable Energy Sources |
prof. dr. Daiva DUMČIUVIENĖ |
state-funded |
| Predictive financial modelling for corporate digitalization processes’ return-on- investment potential |
prof. dr. Rytis KRUŠINSKAS |
state-funded |
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The interaction of countries' modern economic development patterns with national competitiveness
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prof. dr. Jurgita BRUNECKIENĖ |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
The competitiveness of the country is actual and mostly for everybody interesting issue. The success of each country's economic development and the timely adequacy of the changes and challenges are reflected in the various countries' competitiveness lists. This is a great tool to show competitiveness as the actual state of play, but it remains unclear why some countries are becoming more competitive than others? The answer could be the modern economic development patterns. The 4th Industrial Revolution, the global financial crises, the transition to a low-carbon economy have not only changed the rules of competition between countries, but have also created new challenges for economic development: monetary policies begin to run out of steam, it is crucial for economies to rely on fiscal policy and structural reforms to allocate more resources towards the full range of factors of productivity to fully leverage the new opportunities provided by the Fourth Industrial Revolution; it is not 'hard' but 'soft' factors that increasingly determine the economic development of countries. In addition, there are no inherent trade-offs between building competitiveness and transitioning to environmentally sustainable systems. For further information please contact the supervisor of the topic.
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Evaluation of industrial leadership and competitiveness in the global economy
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prof. dr. Vaida PILINKIENĖ |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
The EU strategy "Europe 2020" and the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme "Horizon 2020" stipulate to find most reasonable scientifically proved and industrially tested relations focusing on competitive but still sustainable development of economy. In such an environment it is possible to thoroughly analyse opportunities and dimensions of industrial leadership and competitiveness in the global economy, to detect various models, factors and their relationship with the competitiveness of a specific country or region. The research will foster to measure the relationship between leadership of selected industries and competitiveness indices placing a special focus on the role of development and expansion of the global economy. In order to reach the main aims, the concepts of industrial leadership and competitiveness will be clarified and systematized, determining causes and factors will be researched exposing their relationship and possible industrial application to maintain economic benefits. The research will enable to provide the conceptual model which will define the dynamic influence of industrial leadership on competitiveness in the context of global economy and later on the model will be tested empirically. The carried-out research analysing leaderships of Lithuanian or the EU industries and alternatives for competitive measurement in the global economy will contribute to the research area at the university "Sustainable Growth and Socio-Cultural Development" and its sub-area "Innovation, Growth, and Competitiveness".
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Impact of industry 4.0 measures applied in the transport sector on sustainable development indicators
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doc. dr. Akvilė ČIBINSKIENĖ |
state-funded |
Research Topic Summary.
Sustainable Development and Industry 4.0 is currently the subject of extensive research. Industry 4.0 is expected to develop in a balanced way across industries. The implementation of innovative technologies is often aimed at optimization of activities, reduction of costs, increase of added value. Increasingly, a holistic approach is being taken into account assessing the new technologies and innovations, going beyond profit or performance optimization, but also paying attention to the environmental impact. In order to reduce CO2 emissions the energy saving and use of energy produced by renewable energy sources are promoted. Energy efficiency measures are increasingly seen as not only securing a sustainable energy supply, greenhouse gas reduction and import costs and security of supply, but also as promoting the EU's competitiveness. Reducing emissions is particularly important in the transport sector. The EU strategy on CO2 emissions promotes the efficiency of transport systems through digital technologies, smart pricing, low-emission vehicles and the use of less-polluting fuels in the transport sector. Purpose of the topic: to study the impact of the application of the measures of the Fourth Industrial Revolution in the transport sector on sustainable development. Objectives of the topic: to perform a theoretical analysis of the indicators of sustainable development evaluation and their relation to the performance of the transport sector, to comprehensively investigate the impact of the innovations of the fourth industrial revolution in the transport sector on the sector performance indicators and their influence on sustainable economic development.
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