Born
2008 Habilitation in economics, Marie Curie University, Lublin
1988 Ph.D. ‘Long-term Trends in the Structure of Retail Prices in Poland, 1944-1984’ Catholic University of Lublin
1984 M.A. ‘Investment Cycles in the Polish Economy’ Catholic University of Lublin
Professional History
(in chronological order)
2011- Professor of Economics, Economics and Strategy Group, Aston Business School, Aston University
2008- 2011 Professor of Comparative Economics, SSEES UCL
2002-2008 Senior Lecturer in Economic Restructuring, SSEES, UCL, 1996-2002
Lecturer in Economic Restructuring, SSEES, UCL, 1995-1996
Post-Doctoral Research Fellow, SSEES, University of London, 1992-1996
Lecturer in Economics, Institute of Economics, Catholic University of Lublin
1991-1992, Researcher Department of Economics and Institute of Governmental Affairs, University of California at Davis
1990-1991 Deputy Mayor
City of Lublin
1986-1992, Assistant Lecturer in Economics,
Institute of Economics, Catholic University of Lublin
Other Appointments
and Affiliations
2006- Member of the Board of Trustees Centre for Research into Post-Communist
Economies (CRCE)
(Founded in 1983 and London based, CRCE remains one of the leading independent
institutes that publishes, organises conferences and seminars and has an enabling
role in research on the former Soviet economies in Europe and Asia.)
2006- Member of the editorial board Post-Communist Economies (PCE)
(PCE is an international, ISI-listed journal, specialising in comparative economic studies.)
1997-2001 Visiting Professor College of Europe, Brugge, Department of Human Resource Management, MA Programme
2002- Associate, CASE Institute, Warsaw
1995- Associate Adam Smith Research Centre, Warsaw
Member of the American Economic Association; Member of the European Association of the Comparative Economic Studies; Member of the Academy of Management
Peer review activities
• Reviews of grant proposals:
o the British Academy
o ESRC
o Nuffield Foundation
o Volksvagen Stiftung
• Journal blind reviews of submitted papers:
ISI-listed journals
o Corporate Governance. International Review,
o Economics of Transition,
o Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice,
o European Societies,
o Europe-Asia Studies,
o Growth and Change. A Journal of Urban and Regional Policy,
o Journal of Business Venturing,
o Journal of Management Studies,
o Small Business Economics,
Other journals
o Acta Oeconomica,
o Comparative Economic Studies,
o Corporate Governance. International Journal of Business in Society
o Ekonomika,
o Geografia Polonica,
o International Journal of Managerial Finance,
o Journal of International Relations and Development,
o Slovo,
o Transnational Corporations
• Reviews of submitted book proposals: Edward Elgar, Palgrave-Macmillan
• External advisor: EU Framework 6 Project on “Changes in Industrial Competitiveness
as a Factor of Integration” (HPSE-CT-2002-00148), 2005
• Selection panel advisor for post-doctoral scholarships – Polish Science
Foundation
Prizes, Awards and other Honours:
2007 Officer’s Cross of the Order of Polonia Restituta, awarded for activity
in the Movement for Defence of Human and Civic Rights, in Poland, 1978 onwards,
by the President of the Republic of Poland
2005 Best Conference Paper Award (category: International Business) for paper
on corporate governance, exporting and performance (co-authors: Igor Filatotchev
and Natalia Isachenkova) Academy of Management
1993 Best Economic Textbook award for Economic Choice (one of few equal prices
awarded) Polish Economic Association