Academic Centre
The following may participate in the Competition: 1) citizens and residents of the Republic of Latvia as well as foreigners who at the time of the Competition are registered as students of higher education institutions accredited by the Republic of Latvia Ministry of Education and Science; 2) citizens and residents of the Republic of Latvia who at the time of the Competition are registered as students of higher education institutions accredited as such according to the laws and regulations of foreign countries.
Topics: a wide range of macroeconomic topics to be discussed in the economic context of Latvia, the Baltic States or the euro area, including the monetary policy options in a low interest rate environment, study of the process of real convergence, fiscal policy, impact of public debt and structural reforms on economic growth, population ageing and migration, assessment of the effectiveness of the use of the European Union structural funds and foreign direct investment, etc., are proposed for the Competition.
Awards will be granted to six winners (EUR 2 000 to the first-place winner).
The Competition papers will be submitted to Latvijas Banka between 16 May and 27 May 2016 in both paper and electronic form.
The Regulation, including the requirements for the papers and a full list of topics, are available HERE.
The results of the Competition will be published by 30 June 2016 on the websites of Latvijas Banka (www.bank.lv and www.macroeconomics.lv).
The participants will be invited to a discussion which will be presented at www.macroeconomics.lv.
