We are happy to invite you to the second lecture of the J. Stroinovskis lecture series organized by the Bank of Lithuania and Vilnius University. On September 19Julien Martin (ESG-UQAM, Montreal) will give a lecture on „Large Firms in the Global Economy“ in the TechHub conference hall (40).
The Jeronimas Stroinovskis Lectureship was established by the Bank of Lithuania in memory of Jeronimas Stroinovskis, rector of Vilnius University, from 1799 to 1806. He is the pioneer of political economy, a science that was then just emerging in the world. The Stroinovskis Lectures have twin aims – first, to present and elucidate research developments in Economics to a broad audience; while simultaneously educating and inspiring students to study Economics in all its facets.
- Time: October 19, 15.30-17.00
- Venue: TechHub Conference Room (40) (NB: seminar will be held live and will not be streamed online)
- Presenter: Julien Martin, Professor of Economics, University of Quebec in Montreal. Julien Martin is a distinguished professor of Economics at UQAM and the holder of UQAM Research Chari on the Local Impact of Global Firms. He specialized in leveraging firm-level data to explore topics like International Economics, Corporate Taxation, and Urban Economics. In addition to his academic role, he serves as an associate editor for the European Economic Review and is affiliated with research organizations like CEPR, CREST, and CIRANO. His work stands at the intersection of rigorous academic research and real-world Economic challenges.
- Topic: Large Firms in the Global Economy.
- Outline: In the lecture, Julien Martin will discuss how the international networks of large firms shape our economies. He will mainly focus on two aspects: the impact of large firms’ networks on the exposure to and the transmission of foreign shocks across countries, and the role of these networks in firms’ tax avoidance strategies and their implication for firms’ competitiveness.
- Working language: English