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TRANSrisk is a research project financed by EU Horizon 2020 program. As part of TRANSrisk IBS is collaborating with several acclaimed european research institutes, including University of Sussex, Cambridge Econometrics, University of Graz and National Technical University of Athens (NTUA). The objective of the project is to understand the risks, uncertainties and co-effects related to…

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The aim of the project is to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of support for young people implemented under I Priority Axis of the Operational Programme Knowledge Education Development (KED). The project will base on quantitative surveys of support participants and qualitative interviews’ of support coordinators. The data will be used to calculate the efficiency…

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The objective is to analyze the determinants of wage disparities between men and women in different age groups and from the firm-level perspective. We will investigate whether the determinants of wage gaps vary among women and men of different ages and whether this relationship is different for a better / worse earners . We also…

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The Paris agreement achieved at the COP Summit in 2015 made clear that further CO2 reductions at the global level will be required. In countries whose economies are based on coal this major step raises questions about the future. How will it affect coal production and consumption and what could be the social and economic…

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The aim of the project was to share experience in using administrative data in CEE countries and to promote the wider use of such data.    * * *  The project was financed by a grant from the International Visegrad Fund.

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The series of four public policy seminars and the “IBS Jobs Conference 2017” was organised during the project. The series of four public policy seminars addressed the issues of the labour market, social policy and the impact of the energy market changes on society. During the seminars, experts from Poland and abroad presented the results of…

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The objective of the project was to investigate the potential effects of the government programme “Family 500+” on the labour market, in particular the female participation and employment rates. The project was joint work with the OECD.

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The project aimed at assessing the importance of cultural and creative sectors in Polish economy by calculating the value added and employment in both sectors. The project developed the results of study “Economic Importance of the Cultural Industries” conducted by the Institute for Structural Research (IBS) in 2010 and commissioned by the National Centre of…

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The aim of the project was to assess the labour market impact of a broad programme of buildings’ retrofit in Poland. Potential economic benefits of a retrofit policy such as GDP increase or lower overall energy consumption are visible only in the long run. Assessing potential effects on the labour market, already visible in the medium…

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The aim of the project was to assess the benefits of investment in physical activity in relation to the costs. The result of the project was an application, showing the benefits of increased physical activity for health, human capital accumulation and the labour market situation, followed with two reports: methodological and analytical one (summary – load).…

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The objective of the project was to strengthen civic control over the public finance sector. As part of the project we collected, organized, shared and analysed statistical data on public finance in Poland over 2004-2016. We have also created an interactive web application showing public spending on various categories. Data gathered within the project and…

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The aim of the project was to develop a novel mathematical method that will facilitate the introduction of heterogeneity of economic agents into otherwise standard macroeconomic general equilibrium models. The method was rather flexible and it was possible to use it to study a wide array of problems, ranging from changes in income inequality in…

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