Margarita Starkevičiūtė is a Lithuania

Lithuania

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n politician and Member of the European Parliament

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 (2004-2009) for the Liberal and Centre Union

Liberal and Centre Union

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; part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe

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. At present came back to academia

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: teaching - macroeconomic

Macroeconomics

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 analysis at the Faculty of Economics at Vilnius University

Vilnius University

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, performing research on managing of imbalances, global governance

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 reform, EU economic policy

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 and financial markets at the International Business School

International Business School

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, at Vilnius University

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, member of Lithuania's economists association.

Born in Siberia

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, Russia

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 where her parents, both teachers, were residing in exile together with hundreds of other Lithuanians, Latvians and Estonians.

PhD thesis (2001). “Strategy of Long-Term Economic Growth

Economic growth

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 in Transition

Transition economy

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 and its Implementation in Lithuania”. The subject of research is the growth and strategy of economic policy

Economic policy

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. The aim is to evaluate the development of economy in transition and applying modern growth model, to define the determinants and sources of long – term economic growth

Economic growth

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 and to outline government

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 economic policy

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 strategy facilitating the growth of economy.

Research interests. Growth

Economic growth

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, global governance

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, financial economics

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, behavioral economics, creative industries

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.

Teaching interests. Economic policy

Economic policy

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 and investment management

Investment management

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, financial markets and investment

Investment

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s, management of changes.

2004-2009, Member of the European Parliament

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, ALDE political group, Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee

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, Budget Committee

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, Budgetary Control Committee

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, Delegation for relations with Japan, Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand, Delegation for relations with Iran.