This working paper investigates the tension between market forces and welfare policies by applying Karl Polanyi's "double movement" study to pre- and posttransformation Poland. The analysis aims at providing a comprehensive perspective on how poverty relief policies impacted and have been...

Recently, the notion of left-behind places and regions has gained ground in academic debates on regional inequality and changing electoral landscapes. This paper proposes an approach to conceptualising and measuring regional "left-behindness" in three Central Eastern European countries that goes...

This Research Paper addresses the growing problem of access to essential medicines, focusing on the role of intellectual property rights, particularly patent rights, in restricting access by enabling pharmaceutical market monopolies that keep drug prices high. The paper explores the Bolar...

Der Beitrag diskutiert die Krisenfestigkeit grenzüberschreitend-euroregionaler Politik- und Verwaltungskooperation in der deutsch-polnischen Grenzregion in Zeiten der Polykrise. Der räumliche Fokus liegt auf Brandenburg-Lubuskie, konkret auf den Euroregionen Pro Europa Viadrina und...

Der Krieg in der Ukraine hat deutlich gemacht, wie wichtig weltraumbasierte Kommunikations- und Aufklärungsdienste für die eigene Verteidigung sind. Europa baut seine Verteidigungsfähigkeiten aus und investiert vermehrt in Weltraumfähigkeiten, hinkt jedoch, was Letztere angeht, im weltweiten...

Poland has made significant progress in promoting gender equality, especially in education, where women now outperform men in many aspects of human capital development. However, these gains have not fully translated into labor market and societal outcomes. Despite being highly educated, Polish...

The global aviation sector underwent an unprecedented shock due to the COVID-19 pandemic, severely disrupting the passenger flows, flight operations, and revenues of Polish airports. In response, the government launched protective measures under the Anti-Crisis Shield and the COVID-19...

Der Krieg in der Ukraine hat deutlich gemacht, wie wichtig weltraumbasierte Kommunikations- und Aufklärungsdienste für die eigene Verteidigung sind. Europa baut seine Verteidigungs­fähigkeiten aus und inves­tiert vermehrt in Weltraumfähigkeiten, hinkt jedoch, was Letztere angeht, im...

Background: The increasing complexity of global supply chains and environmental expectations has highlighted the strategic importance of digital transformation in the transport, forwarding, and logistics (TFL) sector. Despite a growing portfolio of available tools, adoption rates-particularly...

In Poland, between 2005 and 2019, the share of the employed with tertiary education among men increased by about 10 percentage points and among women by about 18 percentage points. We study the impact of this change on relative income poverty and income inequality using a microsimulation...

Income inequality is observed to have recently increased both at the country and regional level. Consequently, inequality, poverty and social stratification have become important issues of debate among economists, sociologists and social policy-makers. Thus, an in-depth statistical analysis of...

Objective: The article aims to compare the willingness to pay for energy from renewable sources with the willingness to pay for clean air in Poland and to establish factors that influence these phenomena. These topics are usually addressed in separate studies, making a credible comparison...

Objective: The article aims to identify and assess factors influencing the development of entrepreneurs' businesses after the age of 50, with particular emphasis on firm age, entrepreneurial motivations, and support from the environment. Research Design & Methods: We gathered data through a...

Poland has several layers of water governance, including Ministries, health authorities and authorities for water management and maritime affairs at the national level; voivodeships (provinces) as the competent authorities at the regional level for enforcement of regulation and implementation of...

The Floods Directive (FD) established a framework for flood risk management (FRM). It foresees 6-yearly cycles aiming to reduce the risk of flood damage in the European Union (EU). The first cycle covered the period 2010-15. The second cycle covered the period 2016-21. The third cycle will cover...

This VET policy brief produced by Cedefop presents a snapshot of vocational education and training policy developments in Poland between 2020 and the end of 2024. It presents the context and the challenges the country faces, a selection of the latest VET-related statistics, as well as the...

The rise of app-based work in the gig economy, particularly within the food delivery sector, challenges traditional employment paradigms and raises questions about the potential for achieving meaningful work experiences. This study explores whether such work can be considered meaningful for food...

This study aimed to evaluate the lifestyle of international students residing in Poland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Focusing on students from universities in Warsaw, the research explored behavioral patterns and lifestyle adjustments made in response to the pandemic.The study was conducted...

The study aims to investigate the perceived institutional barriers of migrant entrepreneurship faced in a new destination host country and the abilities of local authorities to support migrant entrepreneurship.We applied the qualitative research method based on the focus group discussions....

Purpose - The purpose of this study is to explore the dynamics of strategic renewal over time concerning its underlying and interrelated constituents. Design/methodology/approach - This study employs multiple case study of three Polish-owned SMEs. Findings - Strategic renewal is influenced by...

Objective:This study investigates gender differences in risk-taking behaviour, specifically in entrepreneurial decision-making, in line with the Lehman Sisters Hypothesis. The research, motivated by the 2008 Polish currency options crisis, seeks to understand the factors driving risky decisions,...

Objective:To present the findings from an empirical study conducted among employees in the industrial processing industry in Poland, examining sickness absenteeism and related absence behaviours as a part of dignity-based management.Research Design & Methods: The study was conducted through a...

Objective:The aim of this paper was to analyse the impact of supervisor support, including the provision of appropriate induction training, on employees' decisions to leave their jobs at a Polish manufacturing company. It also undertook to show how socio-economic characteristics influence the...

Polish students perform better than their European peers, but basic skills have sharply declined since 2018. Poland is progressing at pace with preparing a curriculum reform that focuses more on key competences. Measures were adopted to improve teachers' working conditions. However, shortages...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

The Education and Training Monitor's country reports present and assess the main recent and ongoing policy development at all education levels in the 27 EU Member States. They give the reader more in-depth insight into the performance of a country as regards the EU-level targets agreed within...

This working paper evaluates the impact of the COSME Loan Guarantee Facility (LGF) on SMEs in Greece, Poland, Spain, and Romania between 2015 and 2023. Using advanced econometric methods, we compare SMEs that received a guarantee with a control group of similar companies. We find that SMEs...

This paper examines the impact of immigration on voting behaviour. Exploiting a unique natural experiment, we research parliamentary election results in Poland following the 2022 inflow of Ukrainian refugees. We exploit the variation in hosted refugees across Polish counties and utilise a...

Economic and financial socialisation is essential for building a person's confidence in managing finances independently and fostering financial self-sufficiency. The growing complexity of the financial environment, marked by market globalisation, digital transformation and accessibility of...

The notion of the output gap is crucial in understanding underlying economic trends. The macroeconomic stabilization policy can only be effective for all sectors or regions of the economy if regional or sectoral output gaps are sufficiently coherent. This study proposes a new microeconometric...

Research background: Engagement in charity by society appears to be a vital issue. It is crucial due to the limited resources available for non-profit organizations. Older adults seem to be one of the groups that can support the non-governmental sector and may be involved in charity. The number...

Research background: Studying the impact of metrology on the economy is a complicated matter. This is due to the specific nature of both metrology and the economy. There is no established method for determining the impact of metrology on the economy. Purpose: The paper attempts to build an...

Research background: Access to official information on the real estate market, backed by the authority of public institutions, in particular on average housing prices, is an important element of the real estate market regime. In Poland, such information is published in various spatial, temporal...

The study aimed to identify the dependence of the financial results of Poland's transport and warehousing sector on the current macroeconomic situation and security conditions related to the war in Ukraine. The econometric method was used - a dynamic panel model. Data from January 1, 2007, to...

The 2025 edition of the eu-LISA Industry Roundtable, titled 'Building Better Government Software at Scale - Agile, DevSecOps and Software Factories', brought together over 300 participants across EU Member States, EU institutions and agencies, and industry partners. The event was held in Warsaw,...

In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential elections in Belarus and the ensuing political crisis, many women were forced into exile. This article explores how Belarusian women continue their engagement in political, socio-cultural, and economic initiatives abroad, often beyond the traditional...

Between 2012 and 2024, Poland-once a laggard in cashless payments among EU countries-underwent a profound transformation. The per capita number of cashless transactions at physical points of sale increased more than eightfold, rising from approximately 30 to over 250 per year, surpassing the EU...

Revolutions in 1989' and later reforms in V4 countries started development of civil society, however, historical context, attitudes and characteristics of transition economies differ among these countries. The aim of this research is to analyse socio-economic characteristics and explain patterns...