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The Institute for Structural Research (IBS) is a non-profit research foundation based in Warsaw. Since its establishment in 2006, IBS has been committed to conducting policy-relevant research in economics and other social sciences. Our main areas of interest include labour, population, and energy economics. We conduct academic and applied research, and pay special attention to the societal relevance and policy implications of our work. Issues relevant for Central and Eastern European countries, and emerging and transition economies more generally, are of particular interest to us.

We disseminate our research at the international, national and local levels. We belong to the global Network for Jobs and Development and are involved in global, European, and country-specific projects in cooperation with major institutions. The IBS’ researchers are also associated with leading Polish academic institutions: the University of Warsaw and the Warsaw School of Economics.

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NEVI-EVY Workshop: Barriers to Opportunities: Building an Inclusive Labour Market for Young People with Disabilities
2026-09-11
Project NEVI-EVY invites you to an international workshop focused on developing tools for the effective employment of people with disabilities.
Tobacco taxation in Central and Eastern Europe – international conference in Warsaw
2026-09-10
On 23–24 September 2026, the Institute for Structural Research (IBS), the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw) will jointly organise the international conference “Tobacco Taxes in Central and Eastern Europe: Successes and Challenges” in Warsaw.
The ENBLOC project is approaching its conclusion
2026-09-09
As part of our commitment to open science, we have deposited two research datasets collected during the project.
Piotr Lewandowski selected as the winner of the Best Reviewer Award for the journal Labour Economics for 2025.
2026-09-08
This year's conference in Barcelona took place from August 31 to September 2, 2026, and, as it does every year, brought together leading researchers from Europe.
The results of the ENBLOC project presented during ESA conference
2026-09-02
The European Sociological Association (ESA) conference took place in Warsaw from 25 to 28 August. During a panel organised by the “Energy & Society” Research Network, Aleksandra Prusak from IBS presented the findings of international ENBLOC project.
2nd Local Stakeholders’ Workshop of the LIFE LOCATEE Project in Torres Vedras
2026-08-27
This meeting brought together technicians from different fields of the Torres Vedras municipality, the local civil parish governments, and researchers.
Publications
2026-09-03 Employment of young people with disabilities in the EU
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Young persons with disabilities face many difficulties on the labour market. They are significantly less attached to the labour market, despite expressing a stronger willingness to work than their counterparts without disabilities. Moreover, persons with disabilities face more precarious working conditions. While they enjoy slightly ...
2026-07-31 Survey Results on Disability Employment Support
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The CAWI survey was run in May–June 2026. An invitation to participate was sent out to PES, vocational rehabilitation centres, disability-specific providers, and other organizations working on issues related to employment of persons with disabilities (NGOs, research institutes). English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese and Spanish language ...
2026-07-13 Entry Motivations Shape Preferences for Social Protection Among Platform Workers
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We study platform workers' willingness to pay for social protection — in the form of sick pay and paid holiday — distinguishing between workers who entered platform work out of economic necessity (the "pushed") and those attracted by its flexibility and advantages (the "pulled"). Using ...
2026-07-01 Young persons with disabilities on the EU labour market
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Young persons with disabilities continue to face substantial barriers to labour market participation across the European Union despite demonstrating a strong willingness to work. Drawing on EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) 2024 data and EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) indicators, this policy ...
2026-06-30 Disability Inclusion in EU Youth Policies – Assessing the Reinforced Youth Guarantee in Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Poland
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This policy brief assesses how disability inclusion is addressed within the Reinforced Youth Guarantee (RYG) and the broader legislative framework in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Poland. The analysis shows that EU-level commitments have strengthened the visibility of young persons with disabilities within youth employment policies, ...
2026-06-25 Coal regions in transition. The role of the Just Transition Fund
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The aim of this report is to assess how Just Transition Fund (JTF) resources are being used in Poland, with particular attention to the relationship between the Fund’s compensatory role in the transition process and its function as a broader instrument of regional development policy. ...
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