Research Areas
The scientific activity of the Faculty of Economic Sciences is focused on the following main research directions:
Department of Economic Policy
- Stimulating local and regional development to increase economic cohesion and reduce marginalization
- Determinants and effects of state aid in Special Economic Zones
- International cooperation of regions - cross-border issues
- Labor market and international migration
- Foreign direct investments - conditions and effects of inflow
Department of Economy’s Competitiveness
- Mesoeconomic dimension of innovativeness and competitiveness of business entities
- The impact of the environmental competitiveness of communes on their local competitiveness - research in the light of the concept of sustainable development
- Factors of international competitiveness and development of the Polish food industry
- Rural development. Sustainable management of environmental resources in agriculture and rural areas. Integrated systems of energy production and use in rural areas
Department of Finance
- Financial aspects of commodity markets
- Reporting and management accounting for sustainability paradigm
- Insurance and pension systems in conditions of sustainable development
Department of Market and Consumption
- Microeconomic determinants of competitiveness and innovation of enterprises and industries
- Clusters as networks of relations in the context of building competitiveness of enterprises, industries and economies
- The role of institutions in market development and shaping innovation in economies
- Economic and behavioral determinants of consumer and household behavior
- Attitudes and preferences of consumers on the food market, with particular emphasis on the regional, traditional and organic food market
- Contemporary conditions of internationalization of enterprises, industries and sectors
- Economic and quality aspects of internationalization of transport and forwarding services
Department of Theory of Economics
- Regional and local development, cities and towns, Cittaslow
- Economic policy, business cycles, the European Union, economy of transition, economic integration, economic development
- Cross-border cooperation, clusters, competitiveness, quantitative and cultural aspects of economic development
Institute of Management and Quality Sciences
- Determinants of management of public and social organizations
- Determinants of management of business organizations
- Information as a factor in organizational resource management
- Financial management and managerial accounting
- Process and product quality management
- Marketing in the realities of the modern market - concepts, strategies, activities, resources