Department of Applied Economics, Finance and Accounting

COORDINATION OF THE STUDY PROGRAMMES
The curriculum and quality of the study programmes at the Department are supervised by the Study Programme Committees, which coordinate the following studies:
- undergraduate/Bachelor (Accounting and Finance),
- graduate/Master (Accounting and Finance, Agricultural Economics, MBA Customs Process Management),
- postgraduate/Doctoral (Social Sciences, Economics (04S)).
RESEARCH AREAS
- Bioeconomy development and contribution to the European Green Deal and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
- Sustainable development, competetiveness and circularity of agri-food systems
- Economic evaluation of ecosystem services
- Green finance instruments, markets and role in economic transformation
- Accounting and auditing research for sustainable economic development
Dissertations defended in the field of economics
| Kristina Gesevičienė |
Assessment of the impact of agri-environmental subsidies on agricultural eco-efficiency in the European Union countries (supervisor Prof. Dr. Astrida Miceikienė) |
2025 |
| Jevgenija Furgasė |
Modelling of tax system reform regarding the impact of technological progress on employment (supervisor Prof. Dr. Astrida Miceikienė) |
2025 |
| Lina Lauraitienė |
The assessment of environmentally sustainable growth in agriculture across the European Union countries (supervisor Prof. Dr. Vlada Vitunskienė) |
2022 |
| Laima Skauronė |
Assesment of the financial autonomy of rural municipalities and its determinants (supervisor Prof. Dr. Astrida Miceikienė) |
2022 |
| Algirdas Justinas Staugaitis |
Assessment of the impact of derivative speculation on agricultural product prices in global commodity markets (supervisor Prof. Dr. Bernardas Vaznonis) |
2021 |
| Aušra Nausėdienė |
Assessment of the impact of the nitrogen fertilizer tax on the greenhouse gas emissions (supervisor Prof. Dr. Astrida Miceikienė) |
2021 |
| Erika Besusparienė |
Optimization of the tax system combining the interests of family farms and government in agriculture (supervisor Prof. Dr. Astrida Miceikienė) |
2020 |
CONTACTS
Assoc. prof. dr. Dalia Juočiūnienė/Head of the Department
E-mail: dalia.juociuniene@vdu.lt
Tel.: +370 37 752140
Address:
Universiteto St.10, room 226, 53361 Akademija Kaunas district
E-mail: tefa@vdu.lt