Researchers at the Department of Finance conduct research in the fields of finance and banking. The main research areas include socially responsible investment in private and public sectors, financial ethics, financial technologies, public finance issues, strategic financial management, behavioral economics, risk management challenges in a dynamic financial environment, and the evaluation of challenges in the commercial bank sector.

Head of Department
Professor
Dr. Alfreda Šapkauskienė
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Subjects
- International accounting standards
- Basics of finance
- Organizational cost management
- Behavior of finance
- Basics of organizational finances
- International finance
Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Behavior economics
- Fintech

Professor
Dr. (HP) Rasa Kanapickienė
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Subjects
- Theory of finance
- Property securities
- Basics of finances
Research Publications
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Reseach Areas
- Credit risk assessment
- Bankruptcy forecasting modeling
- Investment management
- Corporate financial management
- Public finance analysis

Professor
Dr. Jelena Stankevičienė
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Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Corporate finance
- Financial technologies (FinTech)
- Value creation
- Risk management
- Green economy
- Green finance
- Circular economy
- Knowledge transfer
- Higher education management
- Multi-criteria decision methods

Associate Professor
Dr. Algimantas Laurinavičius
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Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Social inequality and emigration
- Asset-based policy
- Financial and real estate investments
- Strategic management

Associate Professor
Dr. Antanas Laurinavičius
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Subjects
- Strategic management of finance
- Investments
Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Social inequality and emigration
- Credit risk management
- Venture capital
- Financial and real estate investments
- Strategic management

Associate Professor
Dr. Egidijus Bikas
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Subjects
- Analysis of finance and economics
- Analysis of investment portfolio
- Public finance
- Behavior of finance
- Money and credit
Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Public finance
- Banking
- Taxes
- Investments
- Behavior of finance

Associate Professor
Dr. Greta Keliuotytė-Staniulėnienė
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Subjects
- Financial markets and derivatives
- Financial markets
- Finance of organizations
Research Publications
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Reseach Areas
- Financial markets
- Financial stability
- Corporate finance
- Financial sustainability
- Financial technologies
- Derivative financial instruments

Lecturer Practitioner
Dr. Agnė Jakubauskaitė
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Research Publications
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Lecturer Practitioner
Mindaugas Vaičiulis

Partner, Associate Professor
Dr. Darius Saikevičius
Subjects
- Organization merger and acquisition
- Alternative investments

Assistant Professor
Dr. Justina Sirutavičienė
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Assistant Professor
Dr. Viktorija Dičpinigaitienė
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Assistant Professor
Dr. Mantas Valukonis
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Subjects
- International Banking
- Debt Securities
- Credit Risk and Management
Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Financial risk assessment and management
- Sustainable investment portfolio assessment and management
- Financial markets
- Financial institutions

Assistant Professor
Dr. Linas Jurkšas
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Subjects
- Basics of international finance
Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Monetary policy
- Interest rates
- Communication of central banks
- Exchange rates

Lecturer
Nerijus Činčikas
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Subjects
- Financial analysis
- Basics of organizational finance
- History of finance
Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Organizational finance
- Financial analysis

Partnership Associate Professor
Dr. Sigitas Šiaudinis
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Research Publications
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Juškaitė, Aistė; Šiaudinis, Sigitas; Reichenbachas, Tomas. CBDC – in the Whirpool of Discussion. // Occasional Paper Series. Vilnius : Lietuvos bankas. 2019, No. 29, p. 1-32. Prieiga per internetą:<https://ideas.repec.org/p/lie/opaper/29.html>.
- Pečiulis, Saulius; Šiaudinis, Sigitas. Įvadas į vertybinių popierių rinką / Saulius Pečiulis, Sigitas Šiaudinis. Vilnius : Lietuvos bankininkystės, draudimo ir finansų inst, 1998. 142 p.
Research Areas
- Monetary Policy Strategies
- Monetary Policy Implementation Tools
- Cryptocurrencies and Central Bank Digital Money
- History of Central Banking
- History of Lithuanian monetary policy in the interwar period and after regaining independence

PhD Student, Junior Assistant Professor
Ahmad Kaab Omeir
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Subjects
- Equity securities
- Corporate Finance
Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Financial markets
- Climate risk and ESG factors
- Corporate finance
- Financial statements analysis

PhD student
Yue Quin
Research Publications
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Research Areas
- FinTech
- Coorporate finance

PhD Student
Gustavo Mota Salinas
Research Publications
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Research Areas
- FinTech
- Investment Management
- Financial Technology in Asset Management

PhD Student
Renata Guobužaitė
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Subjects
- Finances
- Financial market
Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Financial markets
- Investment management

PhD Student, Junior Assistant Professor
Evelina Kvedaravičiūtė
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Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Financial Services and Regulation
- Financial Innovation (Fintech)
- Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies
- Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs)
- Economic Policy
- Macroeconomics

PhD student
Ramūnas Pranauskas
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PhD student
Tomas Sovijus Kvainickas
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Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Financial and real estate investments
- Risk management
- Macroeconomics

PhD student
Rasa Bruzgė
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Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Cryptocurrency
- Financial risks

PhD Student, Junior Assistant Professor
Agnė Kažytė
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Research Publications
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Research Areas
- Investment management;
- Financial markets;
- Monetary policy;
- Fiscal sustainability;
- Financial risk assessment and management;
- Cryptocurrencies and central bank digital money