Nerijus Mačiulis EN

Nerijus Mačiulis is from Kaunas, the second largest City in Lithuania. After finishing school there in 1997-2001 studied at the Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas. 2001 Roskilde University (Denmark), 2003–2007 International School of Management and Economics ISM. 2004-2005 He was a trainee at the Banking Institute of the University of Zurich (Switzerland). 2005-2007 Head of Economics and Finance at ISM, since 2007 Dean of Bachelor Degree. 2007 m. Doctor of Social Sciences (Management and Administration). Teaches at various economic and financial disciplines in Australia, Mexico, France, Switzerland and others universities. From 2010 works at the Swedbank as a Chief Economist.

Dargužaitė speaks about planned changes – dissent is expected

December 21, 2016 DELFI 0

The new cabinet chancellor Milda Dargužaitė says she has come to reform state governance and is aware that she can expect much resistance. During a Tuesday Delfi conference on December 20, M. Dargužaitė spoke about reducing staff numbers and raising wages in the state sector without requiring extra funding. […]

Vladimir Putin during his visit to Kaliningrad

In Vilnius post-boxes – a Russian invitation to a place “where living standards are 3x higher”

December 19, 2016 LT Daily 0

The average inhabitant of Kaliningrad is three times richer than an average Lithuanian. Living standards in the militarised Russian exclave are higher than in Lithuania. Such statements adorn pamphlets distributed into Vilnius post-boxes, with the […]

Lithuania withstands Russia’s embargo

November 10, 2016 BNS EN 0

Lithuanian experts say that Russia‘s economic downturn and its embargo last year shaved around 1 percentage point off Lithuania’s GDP growth, but it mostly affected only a few sectors, the daily Lietuvos Žinios reported on Thursday. […]

Economists unhappy with Peasants’ plans to halt new social model

November 3, 2016 BNS EN 0

The proposal made by Ramūnas Karbauskis, the leader of the Lithuanian Peasant and Green Union that won the recent parliamentary elections, to postpone the enforcement of the new social model for a year may affect the key structural reform in the future, economists say. […]

Ramūnas Karbauskis and Saulius Skvernelis

ELECTIONS. Three key ‘Peasants’ economics proposals. Analysis

October 11, 2016 LT Daily 0

One of the winners of the Seimas elections, the Lithuanian Peasant and Greens Union (LVŽS) stresses its support of a social market economy. Their programme contains a number of proposals that can be seen as […]

Stockholm arbitration ruling in Lithuania-Gazprom case ‘not a total loss’

June 23, 2016 BNS 0

A four-year-long dispute between the Lithuanian government and Russia‘s gas company Gazprom over €1.4 billion sought by Lithuania at Stockholm arbitration court over overcharging for gas supplies has ended in failure of both parties to prove the validity of their claims.

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€68 million in wages moved out of the black market in Lithuania last year

June 21, 2016 LT Daily 0

Data gathered by SoDra, the state social insurance administrator suggests that wages in Lithuania may be moving from the black market The data indicates that the state manged to moved up to €68 million in […]

Why is the European Commission repeating its recommendations for Lithuania?

May 19, 2016 LT Daily 0

The recommendations submitted to Lithuania by the European Commission are largely the same as they’ve been over the last few years, pointed out Swedbank economist Nerijus Mačiulis. According to him, this shows that Lithuania’s reforms […]

Introducing basic income for every Lithuanian would benefit everyone – economist

May 13, 2016 LT Daily 0

Lithuania should consider introducing a basic income model that could provide €200 to every citizen, changing the current complex and costly social security system, said economist Nerijus Mačiulis. […]

Will Lithuania’s emigrants ever return?

May 9, 2016 LT Daily 0

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has revealed a survey indicating that 40% of Lithuanian emigrants would like to return to Lithuania. LRT spoke to Swedbank chief economist Dr. Nerijus Mačiulis for his take on these […]

Why are Lithuanian wages the lowest in the region? – An economist explains

April 26, 2016 LT Daily 0

The absence of an increase in foreign direct investment into Lithuania is one of the key reasons why the average wage in Lithuania is the lowest in the region. “The ratio of attracted investment is […]

Why Lithuania’s tax system is increasing inequality

April 19, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Lithuania’s taxation system is conducive to social inequality with a disproportionate burden falling on labour income, and taxes on capital half that of the European Union average, according to leading economists. […]

Economy has biggest effect on happiness of Lithuanians – UN

March 25, 2016 LT Daily 0

The strength of the country’s economy as measured in GDP per capita has the largest impact on happiness in Lithuania and countries around the world, according to the UN. […]

What are the key risks facing the Lithuanian economy?

March 22, 2016 the Lithuania Tribune 0

Gitanas Nausėda, Žygimantas Mauricas and Nerijus Mačiulis, all economists at leading commercial banks in Lithuania, are optimistic about Lithuania’s economy in the coming year but they highlighted some of the greatest economic risks Lithuania faces in the coming year – most of them international rather than domestic. […]

Lithuania’s traffic jams: smart thinking needed

March 10, 2016 Nerijus Maciulis 0

Traffic jams in Lithuania’s largest cities can’t hold a candle to those that torment the residents of the world’s largest metropolises, but Lithuanians who live farther away from their workplaces complain about having to spend an hour or more a day in traffic jams during their commutes. What sort of losses do traffic jams cause, and can this problem be solved easily? […]