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Current research activities and developing projects, with their status clearly identified.

Project statuses refer to current research or programme development and do not imply external funding, project completion or manuscript acceptance unless expressly stated.
NATO STO · 2026–2029ACTIVE

SAS-220: NATO Defence and Technological Industrial Base

A Research Roadmap to Determine NATO-wide Gaps and Synergies in the Broader Defence and Technological Industrial Base.

Serving as lead of Syndicate 2 on Acquisition and Lifecycle Sustainment. The research also considers supply-chain bottlenecks, strategic minerals and rare earth elements, industrial resilience and technological dependencies. The activity is planned for September 2026–September 2029.

NATO STOIndustrial capacitySustainment
RESEARCH COORDINATIONONGOING

Defence Economics and Geoeconomics Research Initiative (DESGRI)

Research coordination at the Krakow University of Economics.

An interdisciplinary initiative focused on defence economics, geoeconomics, economic resilience and the defence-industrial base. Role: Research Coordinator. The initiative maintains a separate website; it is not the hosting platform for this personal profile.

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Defence economicsResearch initiativeEconomic resilience
LONG-TERM INVESTMENTRESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Sovereign Wealth Funds, Long-Termism and Asset Allocation

From fiscal buffers to growth engines in emerging economies.

Studies sovereign investment governance, fiscal stabilisation, impact investing, cross-country asset allocation and intergenerational development objectives. The research is being developed for academic papers and a longer-form scholarly work.

Sovereign wealth fundsFiscal policyImpact investing
DIGITAL RESEARCH RESOURCEIN DEVELOPMENT

Atlas of Foreign Direct Investment in Africa

A digital comparative research atlas covering 54 African countries.

A phased research platform combining country profiles, investment-law information, annual economic series, comparisons, interactive maps and downloadable analytical outputs. Planned components include a Web Atlas, Research Database, Interactive Analytics and mobile/PWA experience.

AfricaFDIData visualisation
GEOECONOMIC RISKRESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Mapping Critical Foreign Direct Investment

Investment screening, strategic supply chains and economic security in Europe.

Focuses on critical Chinese investment in European strategic sectors, including EU/UK/US screening cases, technology infrastructures, strategic minerals and changes in policy over 2008–2025.

FDI screeningCritical mineralsChina–Europe
GEOPOLITICAL FINANCERESEARCH IN PROGRESS

Defence Equities, Sovereign Bonds and Geopolitical Shocks

Geopolitical events, risk transmission and cross-asset capital reallocation.

Research combining event studies and geopolitical risk indicators to examine defence stock movements and government bond–equity rotation during selected episodes in 1990, 2001, 2011 and 2022.

Geopolitical riskEvent studiesFinancial markets
MONETARY ECONOMICSCONTINUING RESEARCH

Central Banks, Digitalisation and Institutional Credibility

Central banking amid Industry 4.0 and shifting information environments.

The research examines CBDCs, central-bank responses to digital payments, and emerging work on central bank independence, credibility and media reporting. A related central-banking article was published in 2025.

CBDCsCentral bankingInstitutional credibility
DEVELOPMENT & FINANCERESEARCH STREAM

FDI, Financial Development and Economic Growth in Ghana

Foreign investment, institutions and financial development in emerging economies.

A continuing research theme informed by doctoral work defended in 2024 and publications on Ghana, capital flows and emerging-economy development.

FDIGhanaDevelopment economics
REGIONAL ECONOMIC INTEGRATIONDEVELOPING CONCEPT

One Market, One Currency Revisited

African economic integration viewed through optimum currency area theory.

An exploratory paper considering African continental market integration, economic convergence, monetary institutions and the feasibility of deeper monetary integration.

AfCFTAMonetary integrationRegional economics
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTINSTITUTIONAL INITIATIVE

Philosophy, Politics and Economics (PPE) Global Affairs

An interdisciplinary undergraduate programme development initiative.

Contributing to programme development and cross-institute academic cooperation in philosophy, politics, international relations, economics and finance at the Krakow University of Economics. This is a programme initiative, not a claim that admissions are open.

PPECurriculumGlobal affairs