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)
Programme. June 12
Young Scholars Research Session
Session I
Session II
SPEAKERS OF THE CONFERENCE
Igor Livshits (Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, USA)
Current Position: Senior Economic Advisor and Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
Research Interests: Macroeconomics, consumer credit, sovereign default, consumer bankruptcy, and international finance.
Sources: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia — Igor Livshits Profile
Kateryna Bornukova (Joint Research Centre, European Commission, Spain)
Current Position: Researcher at the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission in Seville.
Research Interests: Labor economics, macroeconomics, gender economics, fiscal policy, and structural reform evaluation.
Sources: European Commission Joint Research Centre
Kristina Manysheva (Columbia Business School, USA)
Current Position: Assistant Professor in the Economics Division at Columbia Business School.
Research Interests: Macroeconomics, economic development, international trade, financial markets in developing countries, and resource misallocation.
Sources: Columbia Business School Faculty — Kristina Manysheva
Aliaksandr Amialchuk (University of Toledo, USA)
Current Position: Professor of Economics at the University of Toledo (Ohio).
Research Interests: Health economics, demography, labor economics, and applied econometrics.
Sources: The University of Toledo Faculty — Aliaksandr Amialchuk
Elena Loutskina (University of Virginia, USA)
Current Position: Professor of Business Administration and Peter M. Grant II Chair at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia.
Research Interests: Corporate finance, banking, securitization, venture capital, and the impact of liquidity on credit markets.
Sources: University of Virginia Darden School of Business — Elena Loutskina
Aleh Cherp (Central European University, Austria, and Lund University, Sweden)
Current Position: Professor in the Department of Environmental Sciences and Policy at Central European University (Vienna) and Associate Professor (Appointed) at Lund University.
Research Interests: Energy transition, energy security, environmental policy, and global decarbonization analysis.
Sources:
Central European University People — Aleh Cherp
Lund University Research Portal — Aleh Cherp
Anastasia Pavlenko (Central European University, Austria)
Current Position: Ph.D. Candidate / Researcher at Central European University.
Research Interests: Experimental economics, behavioral economics, decision-making, and social cognition.
Sources: Central European University Academic Directory
Dmitri Boreiko (Free University of Bolzano-Bozen, Italy)
Current Position: Associate Professor of Corporate Finance at the Faculty of Economics and Management, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano.
Research Interests: Corporate finance, FinTech, blockchain, cryptocurrencies, ICOs/STOs, crowdfunding, and venture financing.
Sources: ResearchGate — Dmitri Boreiko
Julia Korosteleva (University College London, United Kingdom)
Current Position: Professor of Business Economics and Entrepreneurship at the UCL School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES).
Research Interests: Entrepreneurial economics, startup ecosystems, venture capital, institutional economics, and innovation financing in emerging economies.
Sources: UCL Profiles — Julia Korosteleva
Yuri Tserlukevich (Arizona State University, USA)
Current Position: Associate Professor of Finance at the W. P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University.
Research Interests: Corporate finance, real options theory, corporate investment decisions, capital structure, and asset pricing.
Sources: Arizona State University Carey School — Yuri Tserlukevich