growth & trade
fiscal policy
demography, labor
& social policy
innovation, energy
& climate


education:
  • PhD in Public Policy and Policy Analysis at the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance (2011), Maastricht University
  • M.A. Social Protection Financing (2003), University of Maastricht
  • M.A. Sociology (2001), Warsaw University
languages:

Polish (native), English (fluent), German (advanced)

Agnieszka Sowa-Kofta

Member of the CASE Supervisory Council

Expertise:

  • public policy,
  • labor market,
  • health care,
  • long-term care,
  • poverty and social exclusion issues.

 

Background:

Current positions:

  • Member of the CASE Supervisory Council (Jun 2017-present),
  • Expert, CASE (Feb 2001-present),
  • Researcher, Institute of Labour and Social Affairs (Nov 2009-present),
  • National expert for health care and long-term care, European Social Policy Network, European Commission (Sep 2014-present),
  • External expert, World Bank, OECD, ILO (2005-present).

Previous positions:

  • Academic Assistant, Institute of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Medical College, Jagiellonian University (Sep 2004-Sep 2008),
  • Junior Researcher, World Bank, Cracow (Feb-May 2000).

 


project involvement: expert

Ageing policies - Access to services in different Member States
Thematic Review country report on Health & Safety at Work and Labour Inspectorates
Establishing an European network on long-term care and cost-effectiveness and dependency prevention
MOPACT - Mobilizing The Potential of Active Ageing in Europe
Measuring the implementation of EU health policies at national, regional and local levels
NEUJOBS - Employment 2025: How will multiple transitions affect the European labour market
Study on health care for the OECD Polish Survey
Assessing Needs of Care in European Nations - ANCIEN
Employment of unskilled labor force and tax wedge in Poland and in other OECD and Central and Eastern European Countries
Ageing, Health Status and Determinants of Health Expenditure - AHEAD
Operationalizing Pro-Poor Growth - Case Study of Romania
Monitoring of projects financed by the EU as a part of its Phare Access and Small Projects Facility.
Work for the Young
The Functioning of Health Care Institutions after the Introduction of Reforms. Conditions for Change
Intergenerational Poverty Dynamics: Economic Hardship, Household Structures, and the Effects of Social Benefits on Labour Supply

case publications

Quality and cost-effectiveness in long-term care and dependency prevention: the Polish policy landscape
Impact of aging on curative health care workforce. Country Report Poland
Employment in Long-term Care. Report on Poland
The Development of Long-Term Care in Post-Socialist Member States of the EU
Health Status, Functional Limitations and Disability: Changes in Poland
Determinants of Obtaining Formal and Informal LTC across European Countries
Who's left behind? Social Dimensions of Health Transition and Utilization of Medical Care in Poland
The System of Long-Term Care in the Czech Republic
The System of Long-Term Care in the Czech Republic
Development of Scenarios for Health Expenditures in the Accession Economies: Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
Development of Scenarios for Health Expenditure in the New EU Member States: Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
Scenarios For Health Expenditure in Poland
Health Expenditure Scenarios in the New Member States - Comparative Report on Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia
Health Expenditure Scenarios in the New Member States: Country Report on Poland
Investing in Health Institutions in Transition Countries
Prospects for EU-Moldova economic relations
Determinants of Pro-Poor Growth: Analytical Issues and Findings from Country Cases
Health Status and Health Care Systems in Central and Eastern European Countries: Bulgaria, Estonia, Poland, Slovakia and Hungary
Health and Morbidity in the Accession Countries Country Report - Poland
Tax Wedge and Skills: Case of Poland in International Perspective
Poverty Dynamics in Poland. Selected Quantitative Analyses
Scenarios for Health Expenditures in Poland
Health Status and Health Care Systems in Central and Eastern Europe
Elastyczny rynek pracy w Polsce. Jak sprostać temu wyzwaniu?
Operation of Health Care Institutions After the Reform. Premises for Changes. Information on Research Project.