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You are kindly invited to attend the Eesti Pankʼs research seminar in Teams on 26 March at 15:00, during which Eeva Kerola (Bank of Finland) and Anni Norring (IMF)  will present on “Effect of the countercyclical capital buffer on firm loans – Evidence from Germany”

The study examines how tightening the countercyclical capital buffer (CCyB) in Germany affects bank lending to firms, using highly granular loan level data from the European Central Bank. Exploiting the 2022 German CCyB increase and employing a difference in differences identification strategy with Austria as the control group, the authors show that German banks reduce corporate lending volumes and raise lending rates – changes that materialize immediately after the policy announcement, well before implementation. Crucially, the tightening disproportionately affects small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs), which face both reduced credit supply and higher borrowing costs, while bigger firms remain largely unaffected. The results highlight the importance of announcement effects in macroprudential policy and point to significant distributional consequences across firm sizes.

MS Teams: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/38756665760372?p=v5kB22pQlWWxArAJzn

Meeting ID: 387 566 657 603 72
Password: iC7xC2XQ

You are kindly invited to attend a research seminar on 1 April, during which Natalia Levenko (TalTech) will present on “Different paths to tax compliance: Evidence from the Theory of planned behaviour”.

MS Teams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/32357762860894?p=klTbhOELurveY9cBRm

You are kindly invited to attend a research seminar on 15 April at 10:00, during which John Paul Broussard will present on “What the Transcript Misses: Voice, Face, and Liquidity in Central Bank Press Conferences”.

MS Teams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/37809515621475?p=jU23la7PIN2tPE7dvC

You are kindly invited to attend a research seminar on 1 April at 10:00, during which Ester Eomois will present on “How Motherhood Shapes Multidimensional Embeddedness in Refugee Women’s Entrepreneurship”

MS Teams link: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/37809515621475?p=jU23la7PIN2tPE7dvC

The fourth workshop on “Advanced Quantitative Methods and Analytics for Public Policy Support” (AQMAPPS) aims at improving public policy through advanced data modelling techniques, following the previous editions in Milan (2023), Amsterdam (2024) and New York (2025).

Location: Estonian Business School, Tallinn

Dates: 15-16 September 2026

Submission deadline: 1 May 2026

The workshop is organised by the Horizon Europe BRIDGE consortium. Join the dialogue and contribute to an interdisciplinary discussion at the forefront of quantitative methods and analytics for public policy support. We particularly welcome papers aligned with the themes of the Horizon Europe BRIDGE project, including: educational participation and completion; predictors of student transitions; early-warning systems for dropout; the impact of COVID-19 on learning outcomes; international student mobility; efficiency and cost-effectiveness of education policies; and data-driven approaches to improve equity and inclusion. Methodological contributions using advanced econometrics, causal inference, machine learning, big data analytics, and choice modelling are strongly encouraged.

For more info, see EBS 4th Annual AQMAPPS Conference at Estonian Business School

In collaboration with ISM University of Management and Economics, LEIZ is pleased to announce the fourth Conference on Relational Economics and Organizational Governance. The conference will take place from 10 to 11 September 2026 in Vilnius, Lithuania, at ISM University.

Under the theme “Relational Pathways to a Global Economy,” the conference addresses disruptive developments in business, politics, and society and examines them from a relational perspective. Particular attention will be given to the emergence of new global value creation networks, processes of digitalization, evolving structures of global governance, and the rise of the new authoritarianism.

Abstracts of up to 500 words should be submitted by 1 May 2026 to jonas.stark@zu.de.

For more information, see the conference page: https://www.zeppelin-university.com/research-issues/research-centers/leiz/news/leiz-conferenze-relational-economy-en.php

University of Tartu invites doctoral students of social sciences from all Estonian universities to submit papers and poster abstracts to the PhD Summer School.

The event will be a 2-day workshop on June 10-11, 2026, in Narva-Jõesuu at the Meresuu Spa Hotel.

The event offers excellent opportunities for local doctoral students in economics, business administration, political sciences, law, government and politics, and public administration and management to get feedback on their research projects, improve presentation and research skills, and establish academic contacts with local academics and experts. Furthermore, papers related to the PhD dissertations in the area of economics and business administration will compete for the 2026 Vello Vensel Doctoral Research Prize awarded by the Estonian Economic Association.

Keynote speakers:

• Jan Fidrmuc (University of Lille): „Non-pecuniary returns to education“
• Laur Kanger (University of Tartu, University of Sussex): „Sustainability crisis: do we need to rethink science and technology”
• Niina Nummela (University of Turku, University of Tartu): „Mixed methods research“

The deadline for submitting either a non-published paper related to the PhD dissertation or a poster abstract that introduces the research ideas and/or preliminary results is May 8, 2026.

For more information, see https://majandus.ut.ee/en/news/phd-summer-school-10-11-june-2026-registration-open-until-8-may

On 23-24 April, university of Tartu will host conference “Asia Update. Transformations and Futures of the Middle East”, which you are welcome to attend. 

This interdisciplinary conference is part of the University of Tartu Asia Centre’s annual ASIA UPDATE series dedicated to exploring different regions of Asia. Each year the conference focuses on a specific region, and in 2026 the spotlight turns to the Middle East (West Asia) as a region undergoing profound transformation.

Registration is open on the conference page until 15 April, 2026.

Visit the conference page: https://aasiakeskus.ut.ee/en/event/annual-conference-asia-update-transformations-and-futures-middle-east-april-2026

The conference page also includes information about the conference program, panels and abstracts.

You are kindly invited to attend the University of Tartu’s research seminar on 22 April at 14:00, during which Bernadeta Goštautaitė (ISM University of Management and Economics and Vilnius University) will present on “Can You Outsmart the Robot? An Unexpected Path to Work Meaningfulness”.

See here for more details: https://majandus.ut.ee/en/content/research-seminar-can-you-outsmart-robot-unexpected-path-work-meaningfulness-bernadeta 

You are kindly invited to attend the University of Tartu’s research seminar on 8 April at 14:00, during which Tiia Vissak (University of Tartu) will present on “The internationalization of Italian art and archaeological museums: A qualitative study”.

See here for more details: https://majandus.ut.ee/en/content/research-seminar-internationalization-italian-art-and-archaeological-museums-qualitative