Heartfelt congratulations to Karolis Bielskis on successfully defending his dissertation, titled “The Role of Housing in Shaping Household Economic Behavior in Europe,” on December 6, 2024, earning the degree of Doctor of Economics.

The dissertation was prepared at Vilnius University between 2019 and 2024. The research was supported by the project of "Reassessment of the Optimum Currency Area in the persistently heterogeneous European Union" funded by the European Social Fund (Euro4Europe, No 09.3.3-LMT-K-712-01-123).

Academic Supervisor: dr. Povilas Lastauskas (Vilnius University, Social Sciences, Economics – S 004).

Academic consultant: assoc. prof. dr. Laima Urbšienė (Vilnius University, Social Sciences, Economics – S 004).