Archiwa archive project - IBS - Instytut Badań Strukturalnych

2023-02-01 Identification of social groups and entities affected by energy poverty, transport exclusion with support strategy recommendations

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The project aimed to synthesise data on social groups and entities vulnerable to fuel and energy price increases within the context of Social Climate Fund support. We prepared characteristics of:(1) households at risk of energy poverty,(2) transport exclusion and(3) micro-enterprises particularly exposed to the increase in energy prices. We also provided recommendations about socially fair…

2021-11-26 Designing the law implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

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The aim of the project is to prepare a draft law implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The ratification of the UN Convention has therefore imposed a permanent obligation on the states-parties to remove barriers that people with disabilities face in exercising their rights. It obliges Poland to take all…

2021-07-27 Labour force indirectly affected by coal mine closures

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The aim of the project is to estimate and map the workforce employed in the Polish coal mines as well as the workforce employed by their subcontractors, indirectly affected by the coal transition in three regions: Silesia, Greater Poland, and Lower Silesia. In the project we: prepare a demographic profile of employees in the coal…

2021-06-15 Committed father from the beginning!

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A major barrier to the division of parental leaves is the lack of adequate knowledge among men, the lack of support from his environment and strongly entrenched stereotypes. Man’s education in the process of preparing for parenthood is crucial both in the context of establishing a relationship with a child, as well as the rights…

2020-10-19 Guidelines for the Upper Silesian Territorial Just Transition Plan

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The aim of the project was to provide analytical support and recommendations helpful in the preparation of the Territorial Just Transition Plan as well as other strategic documents supporting the low-carbon development pathway in the Upper Silesia Region. In the project we: provided a comprehensive diagnosis of the regional economy and the labour market…

2020-05-05 Labour market in the Śląskie Voivodeship and climate neutrality in 2050

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The aim of the project is to assess the impact of achieving climate neutrality on the labour market in the Śląskie Voivodeship. A just transformation of the Silesia region is crucial for reducing emissions of the energy sector and minimizing the social costs of this process. In our project, we assume ambitious climate goals for…

2020-05-05 Energy poverty and health

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The aim of the project is to assess the relationship between energy poverty and health. We will use a field study in Tychy and Ruda Śląska. Our project is one of the first studies in Poland that combines data on health and energy use in households. Energy poverty may be associated with health problems,…

2019-10-04 Modelling the Impacts of Climate Change Mitigation Policies in Chile

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Between 2013 and 2014 experts from the Institute for Structural Research took part in the MAPS Chile project. Its aim was to develop a general equilibrium model of the Chilean economy and to assess the macroeconomic effects of climate change mitigation policies. This project, which is conducted between August 2019 and January 2020, will consist of updating…

2019-10-04 Task content of occupations in countries at various development levels

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In recent years, there has been an explosion of interest in how the future of work will be shaped by new technologies. Economists have found analysis of changes in job tasks to be a fruitful way to understand how labour market outcomes are influenced by the changing nature of work. In this project, we develop…

2019-09-30 Housing market in Poland and its impact on the labour market

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Inadequate supply of housing in Poland results in its limited availability, exacerbated by spatial mismatch between the supply and demand. The goal of the project is to compare the Polish housing market with other EU countries and to analyse the impact of the inadequate housing resources on the spatial mobility on the labour market. The…

2019-05-08 Optimal transition tools for Silesia based on Solidarity and Just Transition Silesia Declaration

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The aim of the project is to assess employment prospects for workers leaving the mining sector in the Silesia region. The study will be based on the case of Silesia as it is the most coal intensive region in Poland (both in terms of production and consumption) with the highest employment in coal mining, reaching…

2018-12-27 Addressing technological unemployment in Poland

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Recent technological progress speeds up changes in the nature of work – the tasks that we perform at work require different skills than they used to in the past. In the US and Western Europe digitization and automation, as well as growing importance of cognitive work worsen the position of workers performing routine and physical…