Principal investigator: Adam P. Balcerzak, PhD 

Publicatins in Polish

Publications in English:

Balcerzak, A. P. & Pietrzak, M. B. (2017). Human Development and Quality of Institutions in Highly Developed Countries. In: M. H. Bilgin, H. Danis, E. Demir, and U. Can (Eds.). Financial Environment and Business Development. Proceedings of the 16th Eurasia Business and Economics Society. Springer International Publishing, pp. 231-241.

Balcerzak, A. P. & Pietrzak, M. B. (2016). Quality of Human Capital in European Union in the Years 2004-2013. Application of Structural Equation Modeling. In Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference Quantitative Methods in Economics Multiple Criteria Decision Making XVIII. Vratna: Letra Interactive, pp. 7-12.

Pietrzak, M. B. & Balcerzak, A. P. (2016). A Spatial SAR Model in Evaluating Influence of Entrepreneurship and Investments on Unemployment in Poland. In Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference Quantitative Methods in Economics Multiple Criteria Decision Making XVIII. Vratna: Letra Interactive, pp. 303-308.

Balcerzak, A. P. & Pietrzak, M. B. (2016). Structural Equation Modeling in Evaluation of Technological Potential of European Union Countries in the Years 2008-2012. In M. Papież & S. Śmiech (Eds.). The 10th Professor Aleksander Zelias International Conference on Modelling and Forecasting of Socio-Economic Phenomena. Conference Proceedings. Cracow: Foundation of the Cracow University of Economics, pp. 9-18.

Pietrzak, M. B., & Balcerzak, A. P. (2016). Assessment of Socio-Economic Sustainability in New European Union Members States in the years 2004-2012. In M. Papież & S. Śmiech (Eds.). The 10th Professor Aleksander Zelias International Conference on Modelling and Forecasting of Socio-Economic Phenomena. Conference Proceedings. Cracow: Foundation of the Cracow University of Economics, pp. 120-129.

Balcerzak, A. P. (2016). Multiple-criteria Evaluation of Quality of Human Capital in the European Union Countries. Economics & Sociology, 9(2), 11-27. DOI: 10.14254/2071-789X.2016/9-2/1.

Balcerzak A.P. (2015), Europe 2020 Strategy and Structural Diversity Between Old and New Member States. Application of zero unitarization method for dynamic analysis in the years 2004-2013, Economics & Sociology, 8(2), 190-210, DOI: dx.doi.org/10.14254/2071-789X.2015/8-2/14. 

Balcerzak A.P. (2015), Europe 2020 Strategy Implementation. Grouping the Countries with the Application of Natural Breaks Method. In: A.P. Balcerzak (ed.), Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Applied Economics Contemporary Issues in Economy under the title Market or Government? 18-19 June 2015, Economics and Finance. Toruń: Institute of Economic Research, Polish Economic Society Branch in Tourń. 

Preliminary results of the research in English: 

Balcerzak A.P. Pietrzak M.B. Quality of Human Capital in the European Union in the Years 2004-2013. Application of Structural Equation Modelling, IER Working Papers, 2016, No. 3.

Balcerzak A.P., Pietrzak M.B., Human Development and Quality of Institutions in Highly Developed Countries, IER Wroking Papers 2015, No. 156.

Balcerzak A.P., Europe 2020 Strategy Implementation. Grouping the Countries with the Application of Natural Breaks Method, IER Working Papers 2015, No. 123. 

Balcerzak A.P., Europe 2020 Strategy and Structural Diversity Between Old and New Member States. Application of zero-unitarizatin method for dynamic analysis in the years 2004-2013, IER  Working Papers 2015, No. 122.

Balcerzak A.P., Pietrzak M.B., Are New EU Member States Improving Their Institutional Effectiveness for Global Knowledge-based Economy? TOPSIS Analysis for the Years 2000-2010, IER Working Papers, 2014, No. 16.