2nd Place
Laura Leimane and Kārlis Kauliņš for “Unstable Stability: Measuring Peg Deviations and Run Risk in Stablecoins”, a study examining how major stablecoins maintain their peg during periods of market stress and proposing early-warning indicators for regulators.

3rd Place
Miks Meiers and Kārlis Birznieks for “Has Growth Left Baltic Corporate Bond Investors Exposed?”, exploring investor protection and risk pricing in Baltic corporate bond markets.

Honourable Mentions

  • Elīza Zariņa and Annija Rulle-Titava for “Wage Premiums Among Young Graduates in Latvia: Is Higher Education Losing Its Value at Labour Market Entry?”
  • Ivars Kraulis and Artis Kempelis for “Determinants and Informational Efficiency of Intraday Electricity Price Dynamics in Great Britain”
  • Gustavs Jānis Gauja and Krišjānis Krams for “Demographic Decline and Pension Adequacy: The Impact of Probabilistic Fertility and Migration Outlooks in Latvia”

Congratulations to all students whose work was recognized!

 

Photo: Latvijas Banka