Bank of Lithuania
Information Center for Excellence in Finance and Economic Research (CEFER), Bank of Lithuania Povilas Lastauskas, PhD (Cantab)
Address Totorių g. 4, 01121 Vilnius, Lithuania
Phone +370 5 268 0449
Email tl.bl@saksuatsalp
Personal website http://www.lastauskas.com/

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Research interests

Primary: International Economics and Macro Labour, Global Economy and Spillovers

Secondary: Panel Data Econometrics, Economic Policy


Recent publications

Lockdown, employment adjustment, and financial frictions by Povilas Lastauskas (2021).Small Business Economics.

Labor market reforms and the monetary policy environment by Povilas Lastauskas and Julius Stakėnas (2020). European Economic Review, Vol 128, September 2020.

Heterogeneity and Convergence in EU28: 25 Years After Maastricht, Book chapter in The Decade of Catching-Up: The Case of the EU and Asia (edited by Marcell Horváth), Conference logbook on the sixth conference of the Magyar Nemzeti Bank’s Lamfalussy Lectures Conference series, 4 February 2019, Magyar Nemzeti Bank, Hungary.

Labour Market Institutions in Open Economy: Sectoral Reallocations, Aggregate Adjustments and Spillovers by Povilas Lastauskas and Julius Stakėnas (2020). Review of International Economics, Vol 28, Issue 3, August 2020, Pages 814-845.

Whether and How Does Convergence Between EU and Lithuania Take Place?, Povilas Lastauskas (2019).Book chapter in Lietuvos narystė Europos Sąjungoje: atskaitos taškai ir judėjimo kryptys, ISBN: 9786098163179, 2019, Pages 156.

The Knotty Interplay Between Credit and Housing, Mihnea Constantinescu and Povilas Lastauskas (2018). The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, Volume 70, November 2018, p. 241-266.

Openness and Structural Labour Market Reforms: Ex-ante Counterfactuals, Povilas Lastauskas, Julius Stakėnas (2018). Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol 36, Issue 4, October 2018, p. 723-757.

Structural Labour Market Reforms in the EU-15: Single-country vs. Coordinated Counterfactuals, Povilas Lastauskas, Julius Stakėnas (2018). Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Vol 44, March 2018, p. 88-99.

Bilateral Capital Flows to Developing Countries at Intensive and Extensive Margins, Povilas Lastauskas, Juliana D. Araujo and Chris Papageorgiou (2017). Journal of Money, Credit and Banking, Vol 49(7): 1517-1554. WP version

Recent Bank of Lithuania WPs/DPs/OPs:

Does It Matter When Labor Market Reforms Are Implemented? The Role of the Monetary Policy Environment. Povilas Lastauskas, Julius Stakėnas. Working Paper No 66/2019.

The knotty interplay between credit and housing. Mihnea Constantinescu, Povilas Lastauskas. Working Paper No 45/2017.

Spatial Nexus in Crime and Unemployement in Times of Crisis by Povilas Lastauskas and Eirini Tatsi. Working Paper No 39/2017.

Evolution of Bilateral Capital Flows to Developing Countries at Intensive and Extensive Margins by Juliana D. Araujo, Povilas Lastauskas and Chris Papageorgiou. Working Paper No 37/2017.

Labour Market Institutions in Open Economy by Povilas Lastauskas and Julius Stakėnas. Working Paper No 33/2017.

Openness and Structural Labour Market Reforms: Counterfactuals for Lithuania by Povilas Lastauskas and Julius Stakėnas. Discussion Paper No 1/2016.

Global Perspective on Structural Labour Market Reforms in Europe by Povilas Lastauskas and Julius Stakėnas. Working Paper No 21/2016.


Short biography

2017present  Director, Center for Excellence in Finance and Economic Research (CEFER), Bank of Lithuania, Lithuania
2016present Research Fellow, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Vilnius University, Lithuania
20162017 Principal Economist, Center for Excellence in Finance and Economic Research (CEFER), Bank of Lithuania, Lithuania
2016 Visiting Researcher, Centre for Research on Impact Evaluation, Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Italy
20132016 Bye-Fellow in Economics Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge, UK
20132016 Lecturer, Fellow, and Director of Studies in Economics, Wolfson College, University of Cambridge, UK
2012, 2016 Visiting Research Fellow, Center for Applied Financial Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA
20102014 Doctor of Philosophy in Economics, Trinity College and Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, UK
2012 PhD Intern (The Fund Internship Program), International Monetary Fund, Washington DC, USA
20122013 Diploma in International Economic Policy Research, Kiel Institute for the World Economy, Germany
20082009 Master of Philosophy in Economics, Trinity College and Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, UK
20062007 Certificate in Amsterdam Courses in Economics, Universiteit van Amsterdam (UvA), The Netherlands
20042008 Bachelor Cum Laude in Economics (Economic Analysis), Vilnius University, Lithuania

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Last update: 28-06-2021