Economics and Finance 

Economics and Finance 

Duration of the programme: 4 years (8 semesters) 

Programme description: 

The PhD program concentrates on economic theory and its applications in economic and financial analyses. The program focuses on the regional and local development policy, modeling and analyses of economic processes and the behavior of economic agents, using microeconomics, macroeconomics and finance. The doctoral program aims to prepare highly qualified and trained experts for academia, international organizations, the financial sector as well as for the other industries.

The PhD program provides excellent research training in both economic or finance theory, as well as  applied economics and finance. The program further includes numerous opportunities for research seminars, teaching and research assistantships. Moreover, students have possibilities for a variety of research visits to the best universities in the world.

Career opportunities:

The graduates have the knowledge and skills in the fields of economy and finance. The graduates of the PhD programme will be qualified either to enter public institutions, an industry as unit leaders or to continue their research in academia as experts in their field. In particular, all graduates will be well prepared to work in academia as well as in research institutes in Poland and abroad. 

Key words:

  • institutional economics
  • behavioral economics
  • economics of the public sector
  • competitiveness of the economy
  • regional and local development policy
  • finance, banking and accounting

Candidates for PhD Supervisors

ORCID Number:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6957-2846

Department/Chair/Institute:
Department of Economic Policy, Institute of Economics and Finance

Faculty:
Faculty of Economic Sciences

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn

Phone:
89 523 34 86, 89 524 55 94

E-mail:
wieslawa.lizinska@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate Profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Wieslawa-Lizinska

Scientific Discipline:
Economics and Finance

Scientific Output Indicators

  • Number of scientific publications in WoS/Scopus: WoS – 17, Scopus – 10

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: WoS – 47, Scopus – 40

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): WoS – 5, Scopus – 4

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): 518

  • H-index (Google Scholar): 12

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: 0

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 2

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students

Polish candidates:
Yes (2)

Foreign candidates:
No

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates

  • Determinants of location and effects of foreign direct investment

  • Determinants and tools for stimulating socio-economic development

  • Determinants and instruments of local socio-economic development

  • Institutional efficiency of local governments

Funding or Special Equipment Required for the Implementation of the PhD Project

Are there funds to cover research costs?
Yes

Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
Yes

ORCID Number:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4630-7564

Department/Chair/Institute:
Institute of Spatial Economy and Geography, Chair of Real Estate and Urban Studies

Faculty:
Faculty of Geoengineering

University:
University of Warmia and Mazury

Phone:
531678987ac

E-mail:
malgorzata.renigier@uwm.edu.pl

ResearchGate Profile:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Malgorzata-Renigier-Bilozor

Scientific Discipline:

  • Socio-economic Geography and Spatial Management

  • Economics and Finance

Scientific Output Indicators:

  • Number of scientific publications WoS/Scopus: WoS 48 / Scopus 57

  • Number of citations (WoS/Scopus) excluding self-citations: WoS 383 / Scopus 630

  • H-index (WoS/Scopus): WoS 14 / Scopus 16

  • Number of citations (Google Scholar): 1146

  • H-index (Google Scholar): 20

  • Number of PhD graduates supervised: 2

  • Number of current PhD candidates under supervision: 1

Willingness to Supervise PhD Students:

Polish candidates: yes
Foreign candidates: yes

Scientific Interests or Research Topics Offered to Candidates:

  • Artificial Intelligence Methods and Behavioral Economics in Real Estate Valuation

  • Information Modeling Engineering on the Real Estate Market

  • Architecture of Decision Support Systems on the Real Estate Market

  • Discovering and generating new information in market analysis and real estate economics – intelligent data discovery systems supporting decision-making

  • Development of methods for identifying and classifying real estate objects based on spatial, socio-economic, demographic, and behavioral data

  • Impact of climate change on real estate value – integration of environmental risk analysis with valuation and asset management models

  • Development and validation of models supporting the resilience of valuation and market analysis systems in the face of uncertainty and socio-economic changes (antifragility concept)

  • Transformation of property taxation systems and development of mass appraisal models supporting tax justice and social acceptance

Funding or Special Equipment Required for the Implementation of the PhD Project:

Are there funds to cover research costs?
Yes

Is infrastructure and appropriate resources available in the Laboratory/Department to carry out the planned research tasks?
Yes

Scientific Disciplines