Latvijas Banka announces a Competition of the Baltic States Student Scientific Research Papers

Purpose of the Competition

To promote the research and analysis of macroeconomic issues in Latvia, the Baltic States and the euro area and to facilitate the advancement of the scientific thinking of students.

Eligible topics

30 topics on current economic and monetary policy issues are proposed for the Competition. Papers addressing these topics in the context of the Baltic States may also be submitted for the Competition.

Special award named after Juris Vīksniņš

For the second consecutive year, a special award named after the prominent Latvian economist Juris Vīksniņš will be awarded for the best Competition paper integrating the scientific methods in the field of economics and history.

Awards

The winners of the Competition will be awarded the following prizes (in EUR; before taxes):

EUR 2 000 to the first-prize winner;

EUR 1 250 to the second-prize winner;

EUR 700 to the third-prize winner;

EUR 1 422.87 to the winner of Juris Vīksniņš Award.

Submission of Competition papers

The Competition papers shall be submitted to Latvijas Banka from 17 May to 31 May 2019.

Regulation

Detailed requirements for the Competition papers, rules for participation and a full list of the proposed topics are available in the Regulation.

Results

The Competition papers will be evaluated by a committee set up by Latvijas Banka. The papers winning awards will be published on the website www.macroeconomics.lv. The papers of the previous prize-winners are also available on the above website.

For further information about the Competition, see www.macroeconomics.lv.