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The 8th Baltic Economic Conference will take place on June 25-26, 2026, in Riga, Latvia. The Baltic Economic Conference is organized by the Baltic Economic Association in cooperation with Latvijas Banka and the Stockholm School of Economics in Riga.

Submissions are accepted until 15 March. We welcome full-length paper submissions from all fields of economics and finance. Each paper will be assigned a discussant. The keynote speech will be given by Yuriy Gorodnichenko.

This year, the best paper presented by a PhD student will be awarded €1000. In addition, for the first time, the Baltic Economic Conference will feature special issues of two journals: the Baltic Journal of Economics and Economic Modelling.

Visit https://conf2026.balticecon.org/ for more information!

You are welcome to the Department of Economics and Finance research seminar “Crash Risk Premium in Cryptocurrencies Market through Machine Learning“.

The seminar will take place on 18th of February, from 16:00 to 17:00 in room SOC-460 and in MS Teams.

Presenter: Tanveer Ahmad (TalTech)

See here for more info and the link.

You are welcome to the TalTech Department of Economics and Finance research seminar “No Escape from Mismatch? Performance Pay and the Persistence of Overeducation Penalties in Europe“.

The seminar will take place on 4th of February, from 16:00 to 17:00 in room SOC-460 and in MS Teams (LINK).

Presenter: Simona Ferraro (Department of Economics and Finance, TalTech)

See here for more info.

You are welcome to the School of Economics and Business Administration of the University of Tartu research seminar “Private Health Insurance under Universal Coverage: Balancing Efficiency and Equity“.

The seminar will take place on 17 February, from 11:00 to 12:00 via Zoom (LINK).

Presenter: David Seim (Stockholm University)

Visit this website for more details.

You are welcome to the School of Economics and Business Administration of the University of Tartu research seminar “Licence to Innovate: Individual Support for Private-Sector Use of Biobank Data. Evidence from Estonian Public Opinion surveys 2022-2025“.

The seminar will take place on 11 February, from 14:00 to 15:00 at Narva Rd 18 – 1024 and Zoom.

Presenter: Kristjan Vassil (University of Tartu)

Visit this website for more details and the Zoom link.

Submissions are invited for the 19th Conference of the European Association for Comparative Economic Studies (EACES), taking place on July 16-18, 2026, at the University of Barcelona.

Individual paper abstracts (max. 200 words) and panel proposals (3-4 presentations on a similar theme – an abstract of max. 300 words introducing the panel and individual paper abstracts of max. 200 words per each paper in the panel) are welcome and should be submitted by the March 31, 2026.

Submission deadline: 31 March 2026

Conference fee (early bird): 310 EUR

The full call for papers is accessible here.

The 3th Meeting of the Nordic Econometric Network will take place on 1-3 June 2026 in Helsinki, Finland.

Nordic econometric meetings are organised once every two years by the Nordic Econometric Network, and their purpose is to stimulate econometric research in the Nordic countries. The conference brings together researchers working on a broad range of themes covering all aspects of theoretical and applied econometrics, including empirical economic research.

Website: https://www.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/nordic-econometric-meeting-2026

Keynote speakers: Raffaella Giacomini (UCL), Lutz Kilian (Dallas Fed)

Conference fee: 90 EUR. 

On December 8, University of Tartu organises the International Delta Trends Day, the theme of which this time is “Hybrid security learning and action at Europe’s eastern border”.

Top minds are coming together to ignite bold conversations on the future of security, resilience, defense, and economic stability—globally, across Europe, and right here in Estonia. These dynamic discussions are fueled by the University of Tartu’s powerhouse initiatives: the Delta Management School and CDL-Estonia, both driving fresh thinking and strategic action in a world that’s changing faster than ever.

Delta Trends Day 2025 covers:

1. Estonia, the Nordics, and the Struggle for European Survival
2. Business-Led Defence Innovation
3. How Human Capital Fuels Resilience and Innovation Amid Global Shocks
4. Learning with and from Ukraine

For more information, visit the event’s webpage: https://deltaschool.ut.ee/en/events/deltatrendsday2025/

On December 5th from 10 AM to 12 PM, you are welcome to join (only in person) a workshop at the Kaunas University of Technology.

Dr. Swapnil Singh will lead a workshop called “Reproducible Research“.

Location:
Kaunas University of Technology
School of Economics and Business
Conference Centre
Gedimino g. 50-214, LT-44239 Kaunas

Description: This seminar introduces to the principles and practice of reproducible research. The focus will be on using GitHub for version control, Markdown for transparent documentation, and hands-on exercises that combine these tools in a practical mini-project.

You are welcome to join on 2 December, Tuesday between 10.00-11.00 [Estonian Time] for a research seminar by Tiit Elenurm.

Title: Custom ChatGPT application in entrepreneurship learning and research

Location: EBS room 224 and MS Teams (LINK)