Academic Conference
XIII International Conference in Economics and Finance
XIII International Conference in Economics and Finance will take place on June 11–12, 2026.
The goal of the Conference is to bring together researchers from leading universities and institutions around the world and to promote dialogue between Belarusian and the international economic community.
The conference will be held offline in Vilnius. Detailed venue information will be shared with registered participants one day prior to the event. Please note that there will be no online streaming or video recordings of the event. The conference starts at 10:00 a.m. on June 11.
The language of the event is English.
Among the speakers of the Conference are researchers representing prominent universities and institutions, including the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Columbia Business School, University of Virginia, Arizona State University, University College London, Central European University, Lund University, the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.
The second day of the Conference will be dedicated to young scholars’ research presentations focused on Belarusian economic and social issues, including entrepreneurship, energy dependence, labor market attitudes, and firm performance.
The conference is arranged with the financial support of the European Union and Sweden.
Kindly register for the event via the registration link no later than June 8, 2026, at 12:00 p.m.
Programme. June 11
Session I
Borrowing Young, Paying Later
(co-authored with Allison Cole and Rawley Heimer)
Hidden Medical Debt and Consumer Access to Credit
(co-authored with Joonsung Won)
Session II
The Social Trilemma in Practice: Fiscal Costs of Balancing Poverty Reduction and Work Incentives in EU-27
(co-authored with Benedikt Goderis and Andrea Papini)
The Origins of Structural Transformation
(co-authored with Julieta Caunedo and Mayara Felix)
Session III
The Carbon Footprint of U.S. Monetary Policy
(co-authored with Ayse Sapci and Onur Sapci)
Anastasia Pavlenko, Central European University (Austria)
Do Wars Accelerate or Delay the Green Transition? Evidence from Recent Energy Security Crises
Session IV
Likes, Links and Liquidity: What Keeps Blockchain Startups Alive
Investor Attention and Mutual Fund Performance
(co-authored with George O. Aragon, Jonathan Keen, and Michael Wymbs)
Former Entrepreneurs' Reentry into the Labor Market: The Signalling Effect of Skill Complementarity
(co-authored with Jing Xiao)