Establishment of North Town Technology Park (2001–2002)
The project included preparation of feasibility study, consultations on strategy and structure of the Park as well as on financing and legal issues. The North Town Technology Park was established as the result of the project. The main goals of the Park are promotion of the development of the IT sector in Lithuania, encouraging growth of exports and establishment of new businesses.

AB "Lietuvos kuras" acquisition consultant (2001-2002)
ERC employees consulted UAB "Lukoil Baltija" in the process of acquisition of bancrupt company AB "Lietuvos kuras". ERC prepared optimal financial scheme for acquisition, participated in negotiations with creditors. Total value of the acquisition deal is 60 million Litas.

Conference on Strategic Urban Planning (Vilnius, June 2001)
The international Conference was planned within the framework of a project on Vilnius City Strategic Development Plan and was organized by ERC in co-operation with the Vilnius City Municipality. The event took place in the City Hall and hosted over a 100 participants. The main sponsors of the conference were Vilnius Municipality, the World Bank, also British Embassy and Nordic Council of Ministers. The main goal of the conference was to create an appropriate professional environment for discussions and exchange of experience and knowledge in strategic urban planning. Therefore, the conference sought to provide space for wider discussions on the needs of strategic planning in regions and cities, discuss different approaches and opinions, share ideas and knowledge; disseminate information and experience of foreign countries and cities in preparation and, especially, implementation of strategic development plans and programs; discuss the progress in preparation of the Vilnius City Strategic Development Plan, as well as vision and priorities of Vilnius City development. The proceedings of the Conference were issued in a book, which was widely disseminated among local institutions and specialists.

Social Policy Unit Evaluation Mission (Vilnius, 2001)
In the framework of the project Economic Research Centre experts acted together with the UNDP experts while analysing activities of the Social Policy Unit (Vilnius) and evaluating possibilities for its development.

An Economic Analysis of the Consequences of AB “Mažeikių nafta” Privatization (Vilnius, 2001)
Economic Research Centre carried out analysis of consequences of AB “Mažeikių nafta” privatization, as well comparative analysis of efficiency of oil processing enterprises of Central Europe and AB “Mažeikių nafta”, and developed forecasts of “Mažeikių nafta” activity. The project was commissioned by National Audit office of Lithuania.

Utena County Profile (Vilnius, 2001)
The study presented analysis of social, economic, and environmental situation in Utena county (Lithuania). The project also included analysis of a number of issues related to decommissioning of Ignalina Nuclear Power Station.

Bankruptcy and Restructuring of Lithuanian Enterprises: Guide for Bankruptcy Procedures (Vilnius, 2001)
The Guide presented explanation of main procedures that are obligatory to entities to perform while starting and/or undergoing process of bankruptcy, such as application to a court, instituting bankruptcy case at a court, dissolution of insolvent enterprise, sale of assets, meeting of creditors claims, and others.

Lithuanian Government advisors in negotiations with “Williams” and “Yukos” (2001)
ERC advised Lithuanian Government and Ministry of Economy in negotiations with US company “Williams” and Russian company “Yukos” regarding sale of AB “Mažeikių nafta“ share portfolio to „Yukos“.

Country Evaluation of Rural Development in the Light of Agenda 2000 (Vilnius, 2001)
The aim of the study was to secure an effective control function by the European Parliament on Agenda 2000 policies on rural development, and the specific objective was to get the EP Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development fully informed about the rural development issues in the context of Agenda 2000 in order to be ready for its initial assessment. A team of experts of all countries involved (Denmark, the Netherlands, UK, Poland, Hungary and Lithuania) were invited to conduct this study. The ERC provided expertise on rural development issues in Lithuania. The study included a broad overview of innovativeness of rural development programmes under Agenda 2000; an insight into partnership issues in rural development programmes; and a first indication of the efficiency of implementation of rural development programmes.

Institutional Development of the Ministry of Finance: Economic Forecasting (Vilnius, 2000 - 2001)
In the framework of a PHARE funded project Economic Reserach Centre provided support to the team leader for the implementation of the co-ordination process sub-project. This included preparation of the study on relations between institutions participating in preparation of forecasts on macroeconomic indicators in Lithuania.