LFMI to Hold Conference Screening Shadow Economies: From Causes to Policy Strategies

2015-11-09

WHERE? Radisson Blu, Konstitucijos pr. 20, Vilnius

WHEN? November 24th

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PROGRAMME

8:30-9:00 Registration
9:00-9:10 Welcome address
Žilvinas Šilėnas, President, Lithuanian Free Market Institute
9:10-9:50 Keynote
Shadow Economies: What’s New in Central and Eastern Europe?
Dr. Friedrich Schneider, Johannes Kepler University of Linz, Austria
9:50-10:20 Panel 1
Public Perceptions and the Size of Shadow Economies in the Baltics and Neighbouring States
Vytautas Žukauskas, Vice-President, Lithuanian Free Market Institute
10:20-11:20 Panel 1 Discussion: Why Do Shadow Economies Evolve? Cross-country Experiences and Insights
Aleksander  Łaszek, Civil Development Forum FOR, Poland
Alexei Pikulik, Belarusian Institute for Strategic Studies, Belarus
Jesper Ahlgren, TIMBRO, Sweden
Robert Müürsepp, Mises Institute, EstoniaModerator Vytautas Žukauskas, Vice-President, Lithuanian Free Market Institute
11:20-11:40 Coffee break
11:40-12:00 Panel 2
Key Drivers of the Shadow Economy in Lithuania
Nerijus Mačiulis, Chief Economist, Swedban
12:00-13:00 Panel 2 Discussion: Lithuanian Strategy to Fight the Shadow Economy. Ways to Make a Difference

Dr. Friedrich Schneider, Johannes Kepler University of Linz
Nerijus Genys, Head of Economic Crime and Corruption Prevention Unit, Government of the Republic of Lithuania
Nerijus Mačiulis, Chief Economist, Swedbank
Rūta Skyrienė, Executive Director, Inverstors’ Forum
Vytautas Žukauskas, Vice-President, Lithuanian Free Market Institute
Zsuzsa Munkácsi, Senior Economist, Center for Excellence in Finance and Economic Research, Bank of Lithuania

Moderator Žilvinas Šilėnas, President, Lithuanian Free Market Institute