Economic Research in Lithuania

Dr. Albertas ŽalysDirector

Department of Science and TechnologyMinistry of Education and Science

Forum of Economic Researchers, 30 August, 2006

Riga

Distribution of R&D institutions over Lithuania

Parliament

Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation Development

Government

Ministry of

Economy

Other Ministries

Ministry of Education

and Science

RTD institutional system in Lithuania

State Universities (15) State Research Institutes (17)

University Research Institutes (18)

State Research Establishments (8)

Private Universities (6)

State Colleges (16)

Private Colleges (12)

Total number of researchers (2002-2005)

6210

5641

59046056

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2002 2003 2004 2005

Number of ISI publications (with universities affiliation) 2002-2005 m

377439

613759

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200

400

600

800

2002 2003 2004 2005

Money from international programs in thousands Lt (2002-2005)

10069,19 9945,53 10731,06

14504,77

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5000

10000

15000

20000

2002 2003 2004 2005

Money from business sector in thousands Lt(2002-2005)

14029,34

8210,12

17087,17

13537,15

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5000

10000

15000

20000

2002 2003 2004 2005

Number of PhD and Habil. Dr. according to the field of science

3465

20471454

1810

2644

Biomedical research

Physical sciences

Humanities

Social sciences

Technological sciences

Number of PhD and Habil Dr. Social sciences

543

752

23

11777

Education

Economics

Political science

Pshycology

Socialogy

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Department on Political economics was established in Vilnius University on 1803 the first time in the world.

Main actors in Economic research

Kaunas University of Technology Klaipėda University Lithuanian University of Agriculture Mykolas Romeris University Vilnius Gediminas Technical University Vilnius University Vytautas Magnus University

Institute for Social Research Institute of Economics Lithuanian Energy Institute Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics

Main directions of R&D activities (1)

Kaunas University of Technology (Faculty of Economics and Management)

Finance management Improvement of organization and personnel management of enterprises Total quality management, Marketing management, E-business management Competitive marketing Modeling and regulation of market economy International business economics and management Formalization and modeling of processes in enterprise management Forecast of business environment

Lithuanian University of Agriculture (Faculty of Economics and Management)

Investigation of rural integrated development management, trades and their infrastructure organizations management

Investigation of accounting and finance systems Investigation of sustainable agricultural development economics

Klaipėda University (Faculty of Social Sciences) Interdisciplinary research of economic, social and political potential of

Lithuania in the Baltic region through the aspect of global and national interaction

Peculiarities of organization management Recourses of modern politics in Lithuania Spatial organizing problems in Lithuania

Main directions of R&D activities (2)

Mykolas Riomeris University (Faculty of Finance Management and Economics)

Future scenario of multilevel governance effectiveness and sustainable development

Prognosis of effective application of European Union’s structural funds and budget Security of individual, society and private sector Effectiveness of business development in the context of increasing competitiveness Analysis of effectiveness of public sector‘s activities Security of individual, society and private sector The most successful directions of R&D activities:

Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (Faculty of Business Management)

Research and modeling of economic and social development in Lithuania Methods for improving management and competitiveness of business organization Information and telecommunication technologies in business management Finance forecast and management under the conditions of uncertainty Improvement of specialists career planning and studies systems in the field of

business management: Competitiveness of enterprises, analysis of direct foreign investments into the Baltic

countries Creation of regional business risk informative system

Main directions of R&D activities (3)

Vilnius University (Faculty of Economics)

Social and economic development of Lithuania in the context of integration into the European Union: modeling and management

Factors of business environment Impact of economic integration on the small open economy: statistic analysis,

outlook and management The Lithuanian economic and social policy in the process of integration to the

European Union Peculiarities of Lithuanian business at the European Union market Marketing theory and practice towards improving competitiveness of

Lithuania‘s economy

Vytautas Magnus University (Faculty of Economics and Management)

Innovative changes in economics and management in the context of globalisation

The most successful directions of R&D activities: Development of business infrastructure system Modeling of the Lithuanian finance system Economic development and globalization

Main directions of R&D activities (4) Institute for Social Research

Theory and methodology of socio-economic research Social welfare and stratification, income and poverty of the elderly Social changes in post communist society: social stratification, political

elite,

Lithuanian Energy Institute Development of energy economy planning methods, research of safety

and reliability of the power plants, their impact on the environment, efficient energy

Institute of Economics Economic theory and mathematical modelling Economic and social development problems of Lithuanian economy Economic thought in Lithuania in the XVI–XX centuries

Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics Rural and regional development Competitiveness of the agricultural and food sector The most successful directions of R&D activities: Analysis of EU integration processes and their impact on the Lithuanian

agricultural and food sector

The best RTD actors in Economics

Vilnius University Faculty of Economics

Kaunas University of Technology Faculty of Economics and Management

Lithuanian University of Agriculture Faculty of Economics and Management

Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics

New governance and funding system of R&D

to introduce tender- and programme-based funding system for research

to fund the most important developments both in high-level research (Centres of excellence) and Centres or Research-Driven Innovation

to implement a new system of grants for young scientists

to restructure Science Council of Lithuania into a Research Council

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