POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Aina Muska, Anita Auzina (Latvia) Factors Affecting the
Performance of Accommodation Enterprises in Latvia
Piotr Golasa (Poland ) Agricultural Biogas Production and the
Development of Prosumer Energy in Poland
Ruta Petrauskiene, Gintaras Zilinskas (Lithuania) The Impact of
Internet Penetration on Political Participation Activity in Lithuania
Sandija Zeverte-Rivza, Aleksandrs Adamovics (Latvia) Risk
Assessment in Hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) Production and Processing
Tomasz Rokicki (Poland) Economic Results of Sheep Farms in
Poland
Wioletta Bienkowska–Golasa (Poland) Entrepreneurship and
Trends in Rural Communes in Poland
Aleksandrs Rubanovskis, Vladimir Jefremov (Latvia) Electric
Power Sector Development Potential
Zane Bulderberga (Latvia) Rural and Urban Municipalities in
Latvia - Development Tendencies and Challenges
Algis Junevicius, Mindaugas Puidokas (Lithuania) Contours of the
Banking Union within the Integrated Europe: the Lithuanian Case
Anda
Batraga,
Ieva
Puke
(Latvia)
Integrating
Standardization/Adaptation in International Marketing Strategies:
Companies in Latvia
Session 1
ECOSOC-LV _(VPP EKOSOC-LV 5.2.3.)
(Room 301)
CHAIR: BAIBA RIVZA, DINA BITE
Adam Pawlewicz (Poland) Conditions and Prospects
Development of Organic Farming in the European Union
of
Adam Pawlewicz. Iwona Cieslak, Katarzyna Pawlewicz, Karol
Szuniewicz (Poland) Natura 2000 Sites and Socio-Economic
Development of Rural Communes in Eastern Poland
16TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC
CONFERENCE
ECONOMIC SCIENCE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
23 – 24 APRIL 20015, JELGAVA
PROGRAMME
Thursday, 23 April
Faculty of Economics and Social Development (Svetes iela 18)
9:00 – 10:00
Registration
10:00
Conference opening
Presentation of Professor Benjamins Treijs Award to a Winner of
New Scientists Competition
PLENARY SESSION
(Hall of the Faculty of Economics and Social Development)
CHAIR: BAIBA RIVZA, ANDRA ZVIRBULE-BERZINA
10:10
10:30
10:45
11:00
11:15
Deputy State Secretary of the Ministry of
Agriculture Parsla Rigonda Krievina (Latvia)
Direct Payment Reform in Latvia
Baiba Rivza (Latvia) National Research
Programme EKOSOC-LV for State Economics and
Rural Development
Maria Parlinska, Agnieszka Parlinska (Poland)
Characteristic of Family Farming in the European
Union
Siim Maasikamae, Kersti Luik, Kristjan Aasmae
(Estonia) Impact of Spatial Characteristics of Land
on the Price of Arable Land
Jadvyga Ciburiene (Lithuania) Agriculture in the
Context of Economic Transformations: Lithuanian
Case
Ligita Melece (Latvia) Social Innovation and its
Types in Rural Areas
Agnieszka Siedlecka (Poland) Degree of Meeting the Needs of
Households from Valuable Natural Areas of the Lublin Voivodeship
Anda Grinfelde, Liga Paula (Latvia) Senior Communities within a
Context of Successful Ageing in Latvia
14:10
Andris Valdemars, Dzintra Atstaja, Zane Vasiljeva (Latvia)
Responsible Change of Vehicle Driver’s Driving Behaviours
Arnis Lenerts (Latvia) Development of Sustainable Intensification
Evaluation Methodology for Farmlands in Latvia
Barbara Golebiewska (Poland) The Relationships of Ecological
and Economic Use of Natural Resources
Bartosz Mickiewicz, Antoni Mickiewicz (Poland) Regional
Differentiation of Milk Production Quota and its Influence on the
Milk Market
Gunita Mazure, Sandra Tiltina(Latvia) Export-Import Dynamics
within the European Union Trade Policy
Irija Vitola, Artjoms Antonovs (Latvia) Assessment of Corporate
Income Tax in the Baltic States
Iveta Pukite, Ineta Geipele (Latvia) Business Incubator as a
Financial Instrument for New Business Development
Jadvyga Ciburiene (Lithuania) Farmer's Cooperative in the
Context of Economic Transformations in Lithuania
Joanna Baran ( Poland) Regional Differentiation of Financial
Support from the European Union and its Impact on Agricultural
Efficiency in Poland
12:00 – 13:00 LUNCH BREAK (CAFE “Cetri balti krekli”)
Katarzyna Kocur-Bera, Malgorzata Dudzinska (Poland)
Economic and Spatial Aspects of Occurrence of Extreme Events in
Rural Areas
Liga Proskina, Sallija Cerina (Latvia) Economic Efficiency of
Feeding a Protein Concentrate Additive to Broiler Chickens
13:00 – 14:00 POSTER PRESENTATIONS
Marcin Wysokinski, Joanna Baran, Wojciech J. Florkowski
(Poland) Concentration of Milk Production in Poland
15:00 – 15:45 COFFEE BREAK, DISCUSSION
Piotr Borawski, James W. Dunn, Theodore R. Alter (Poland,
USA) Milk Market Development in the United States
11:30
14:00
14:20
14:30
14:40
14:50
15:50
16:00
16:10
16:20
Maira Ore (Latvia) Analysis of Agricultural
Sustainability Indicators System
Elina Kunga, Janis Buholcs (Latvia) A Review of
Municipal Environmental Communication Research:
Stakeholders Instruments and Evaluation (20092014)
Sarmite
Rozentale, Agita Livina (Latvia)
Indicators of Regional Entrepreneurial Potential
Anzelika Berke-Berga, Inna Dovladbekova, Erika
Sumilo,
Ilona
Baumane-Vitolina
(Latvia)
Development of Employee Integration: Share
Ownership Perspective
Agita Livina, Juris Smalinskis, Sarmite Rozentale
(Latvia) Nature as Indicator of Place Economic
Sustainability
Dina Bite, Lana Janmere, Ginta Kronberga,
Zenija Kruzmetra (Latvia) Youth Capability in the
Context of Sustainable Development
COFFEE BREAK, DISCUSSION
Biruta Sloka, Justs Dimants, Renate Vidruska,
Madara Ambrena (Latvia) Social Networks as
Informal Channel for Attraction of Foreign Students
Laura Jeroscenkova, Maiga Kruzmetra, Baiba
Rivza, Vilija Alekneviciene, Agnieszka Parlinska
(Latvia, Lithuania, Poland) Instrumental Value of
Cultural Heritage as a Promoter of CME in Rural
Territories
Liva Grinevica, Baiba Rivza (Latvia) Youth LongTerm Unemployment Reduction Opportunities
Gunta Grinberga-Zalite, Karine Oganisjana,
Svetlana Surikova (Latvia) The Study of Social
Innovation Theoretical Framework for Enhancing of
Rural Development and Agriculture in Latvia
Session 2
RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
INTEGRATED AND SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
(Hall of the Faculty of Economics and Social Development)
Session 3
FINANCE AND TAXES
PRODUCTION AND COOPERATION IN AGRICULTURE
(Room 305)
CHAIR: JOLANTA MILLERE, JANIS KUSIS
CHAIR: INGRIDA JAKUSONOKA, BAIBA MILTOVICA
14:00
14:00
14:10
14:20
14:30
14:40
14:50
15:50
16:00
16:10
16:20
16:30
Magdalena Zwolinska-Ligaj (Poland) The
Influence of Natural Valuable Areas on the
Development of Entrepreneurship (Based on the
Example of Lublin Voivodeship)
Izabela
Wielewska
(Poland)
Ecological
Investments as a Necessary Condition for
Sustainable
Development
of
Agribusiness
Companies
Lina Pileliene, Viktorija Grigaliunaite, Arvydas
Bakanauskas (Lithuania) Assessment of the
Importance of Benefits Provided by Rural Tourism
Homesteads in Lithuania
Biruta Sloka, Inara Kantane, Elita Jermolajeva,
Valdis Avotins (Latvia) Performance Expectations
and Evaluations in Business Start
Agnese Krievina, Ieva Leimane, Ligita Melece
(Latvia) Analysis of Economic Aspects of Leader
Projects in Latvia
Anatolijs Prohorovs, Ingrida Jakusonoka, Ilona
Beizitere (Latvia) Is Venture Capital the Source of
Financing for Micro-Enterprises?
COFFEE BREAK, DISCUSSION
Pawel Mickiewicz, Maciej J. Nowak (Poland)
Local Plans in the Management of Road Investment
Projects
Dagmara K. Zuzek (Poland) The Importance of Small
and Medium-Sized Enterprises in the Development of
the Region on the Example of the Małopolska Province
Kristiin Sikk, Siim Maasikamae (Estonia)
Spatial Properties of Large Agricultural Landholdings
of Estonia
Danuta Guzal-Dec (Poland) Application of the
Model of Integrated and Sustainable Development of
Rural Communities Located in Natural Valuable
Areas of the Lublin Voivodeship
Sandris Ancans (Latvia) Expected Length of the
Economic Effects of the Ukrainian Geopolitical
Crisis in Latvia
14:10
14:20
14:30
14:40
14:50
15:50
16:00
16:10
16:20
16:30
Nikolaj Sidnyaev (Russia) Factor Models in
Investments and Income Forming Processes
Tomas
Balezentis,
Daiva
Makuteniene
(Lithuania) Resource Use and Productivity in
Agriculture across the European Union Member
States
Valentina Peleckiene, Kestutis Peleckis, Kestutis
Peleckis (Lithuania) Crop Yield InsuranceNegotiating Between Government, Farmers and
Insurance Companies
Alina Sinisalo (Finland) Production Costs of
Finnish Dairy Farms in the 2000s
Tomas Balezentis (Lithuania) The Impact of Time
Series Expansion in Nonparametric Analyses of
Efficiency Effects
Jana Simakova (Czech Republic) Assessing the
Exchange Rate Sensitivity of Czech Bilateral
Agricultural Trade
COFFEE BREAK, DISCUSSION
Egle Stonkute , Jolita Vveinhardt (Lithuania)
Economic
Policy
Incentives
Encouraging
Agricultural Production: a Comparative Analysis of
Lithuanian Rural Development Program for 20072013 and 2014-2020
Reet Poldaru, Jelena Ariva, Ants-Hannes Viira,
Juri Roots (Estonia) Modelling the Meat Sector in
Estonia
Irina Pilvere, Agnese Krievina, Aleksejs Nipers
(Latvia) Land Management Patterns in Latvia and
its Regions
Elzbieta Szymanska (Poland) Profitability of Pig
Farms in Poland after Integration to the EU
Jekaterina Nazarova, Inna Dovladbekova
(Latvia) Investment Planning in the Context of
Volatile Business Cycles
Session 4
BIOECONOMY
MARKETING AND SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION
NEW DIMENSIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY
(Room 306)
CHAIR: AIJA EGLITE, BARBARA FREYTAG-LEYER
14:00
14:10
14:20
14:30
14:40
14:50
15:50
16:00
16:10
16:20
16:30
Tomasz Pajewski (Poland) Tendency of Changes in
Expenditures for Environmental Protection in the
European Union
Alina Danilowska (Poland) Provision of Public
Goods by Agriculture in Poland
Barbara Freytag-Leyer, Yudista Wijaya
(Germany/Indonesia) Consumers Perception and
Intention of Buying Organic Food Products in
Jakarta, Indonesia
Monika Bediova, Katerina Ryglova (Czech
Republic) Satisfaction and Loyalty Factors of Ski
Resorts - The Case Study of Slovakia and Austria
Malgorzata Zajdel, Malgorzata MichalcewiczKaniowska (Poland) Social Cooperatives as Social
Economy Actors in the Development of
Entrepreneurship - Based on the Example of the
Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship
Aija Eglite, Daiga Kunkulberga (Latvia)
Consumer Behaviour in the Bread Market in Latvia
COFFEE BREAK, DISCUSSION
Dmitrijs Skoruks, Maija Senfelde (Latvia) The
Empirical Methodology of Modern Monopolization
Process Assessment as a Sustainable Consumption
Insurance Tool
Ilona Kiausiene (Lithuania) Distribution of
Economic Opportunities of Residents
Nada Birciakova, Jana Stavkova, Jakub Straka
(Czech Republic) Factors Influencing Living
Standards in the EU
Rudolfs Cimdins, Kristaps Kaugurs, Peteris
Skinkis (Latvia) Community Structure and
Elements Affecting its Activity: Case of Jaunpils
County
Anna Zdanovica (Latvia) Taxes and the Labour
Market Participation in Latvia
17:00
DEPARTURE FOR DINNER FROM THE
FACULTY OF ECONOMICS AND
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (Svetes iela 18)
17:30-21:00
WELCOME DINNER
(CAFE “Zemnieka cienasts”)
16TH ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL SCIENTIFIC
CONFERENCE
ECONOMIC SCIENCE FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
23 – 24 APRIL 20015, JELGAVA
PROGRAMME
Friday, 24 April
Faculty of Economics and Social Development (Svetes iela 18)
Session 2
INTEGRATED AND SUSTAINABLE REGIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
(Room 305)
Session 3
RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP
FINANCE AND TAXES
(Room 306)
CHAIR: LIGA PAULA, LIGA RASNACA
CHAIR: ANDA ZVAIGZNE, ZINTA ZALITE
10:00
10:00
10:10
10:20
Session 1
NEW DIMENSIONS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIETY
(Room 301)
CHAIR: SIGNE DOBELNIECE, AIJA ZOBENA
10:00
10:10
10:20
10:30
10:40
10:50
11:00
11:10
11:20
Alise Vitola, Maija Senfelde (Latvia) Evaluation of
Institutions in Innovation-Driven Economies
Andrejs Cekuls (Latvia) Culture of Knowledge
Sharing in Terms of Competitive Intelligence in
Organisations
Olga Starineca, Inesa Voronchuk (Latvia) Human
Development
under
Knowledge
Economy
Circumstances: Case of the Baltic States’ Rural
Areas
Aija Zobena (Latvia) Changes in Mobility Patterns
and Services Use of Rural Population
Iveta Baltina, Inga Uvarova (Latvia) Gender
Balance in Corporate Boards and in Top
Management in Latvia
Agnese Vaivade, Edgars Brekis (Latvia) Women
Employment in Latvia: the Effect of Flexicurity
Principles Integrated in Economic Policy
Lasma Dobele (Latvia) Factors which Influence
the Development of Social Innovation in Latvia
Signe Dobelniece, Jolanta Millere, Ieva SalmaneKulikovska (Latvia) Situation Analysis of Social
Risk Families with Children in Latvia
Biruta Sloka, Inara Kantane, Ilze Buligina, Ginta
Tora, Juris Dzelme, Anastasija Vilcina, Alise
Buligina, Peteris Tora (Latvia) Required
Employees' Knowledge and Skills from the
Employers Perspective
10:30
10:40
10:50
11:00
11:10
Janis Ikstens (Latvia) Political Competition and
Development in Latvia’s Municipalities
Iveta Reinholde (Latvia) Role of Performance
Indicators in Policy Development
Baiba Bela, Liga Rasnaca (Latvia) Social
Sustainability and Social Security of Territories:
Methodology of Analysis and Relevance for
Development
Janis Ievins, Valentina Urbane, Gunars Masins,
Jelena Malahova (Latvia) Preventive Measures for
Grass Fire Risk Reduction
Jelena Malahova, Vladimirs Jemeljanovs, Karlis
Ketners, Ilmars Vaiculis (Latvia) Assessment of
Possible Regional Accidents and Creation of
Disaster Relief Management System
Rudolfs Cimdins, Peteris Skinkis, Maija Usca
(Latvia) Qualities and Indicators for Social Capital
Assessment
Liga Paula (Latvia) Capability of Communities as
Precondition for Sustainability of Rural Areas
Kristaps Zdanovskis, Irina Pilvere (Latvia)
Engagement of Agricultural Nongovernmental
Organisations in Making the Common Agricultural
Policy
10:10
10:20
10:30
10:40
10:50
11:00
Ivita Faitusa (Latvia) Public Internal Control in the
European Union
Karlis Ketners (Latvia) Possibility for Personal
Wealth Taxation System in Latvia
Mara Petersone, Aivars Vilnis Krastins, Karlis
Ketners (Latvia) Development of System of State
Revenue Service Performance Indicators
Linda Kauskale, Ineta Geipele (Latvia) Foreign
Direct Real Estate Investments in Latvia in the
Context of the Development of the National
Economy
Alina Dibrova (Latvia) Business Angels Possibility for European SMEs
Nadezhda Semjonova (Latvia) Assessment of the
Government Debt Position Impact on the General
Taxation Policy
Zinta Zalite, Anda Zvaigzne, Inese Saulaja,
Dzesija Zeiferte (Latvia) Management of Private
Forests and Alternatives for its Improvement in
Latvia
11:30-12:15
COFFEE BREAK, DISCUSSION