Katarzyna Pietka-Kosinska

Expertise:
Macroeconomics, public finance

Education:
M.A. Economics (1994) Warsaw University

Background:
Previous CASE projects:
· Poland: Macroeconomic background for the Study on the Social Protection Systems in the 13 Applicant Countries. Poland Country Report, (June 2002-Jan.2003)
· Built microeconometric model of social transfers' impact on labour supply as a part of the analysis of intergenerational poverty dynamics in cooperation with Mannheim-based ZEW Institute (Nov. 2000- Sept.2002)
· Poland, Ukraine: "Tax Inequality in Ukraine: Diagnoses, Impacts, and Reform Recommendations" (March-Sept. 2002)
· Poland: Study on the Polish employment promotion policies for older workers, International Labour Office (November - December 2001)
· Ukraine: Advisor to the Ukrainian Government under "Ukraine Macroeconomic Policy Program", USAID, (1997-1999)

Languages:
English (Fluent), Polish (Fluent), Russian (Fluent)

project involvement: expert

Economic Potential for Shale Gas Production in Poland in 2010-2025. Scenario Analysis

Social reform in the country with high role of unobservable incomes: improving social assistance mechanisms in Ukraine

Building research and management capacity of economic NGOs in Montenegro

Social Policy Reviews of Poland

Adequacy of Old-Age Income Maintenance in the EU [AIM]

Strenghtening participation of Kazakhstan's non-governmental organizations in the budget process

Study on the Social Protection System in the 13 Applicant Countries

Tax Inequalities in Ukraine: Diagnoses, Impacts, and Reform Recommendations

Intergenerational Poverty Dynamics: Economic Hardship, Household Structures, and the Effects of Social Benefits on Labour Supply

Recommendations for Improving the System of Rural Education

Disability Pension Reform

Analysis of the Causes and Progess of Currency Crises in Asian, Latin American and CEE Countries: Conclusions for Poland and other Transition Countries

Ukrainian Macroeconomic Policy Program

Support for Economic Transition in Ukraine

case publications

The Impact of Remittances on Poland’s Economy

Economic potential for shale gas production in Poland in 2010-2025. Scenario analysis

Agriculture Income Assessment for the Purpose of Social Assistance: the Case of Ukraine

Invalidity Pensions: Trends and Policies in Poland

Poverty Dynamics in Poland. Selected Quantitative Analyses

Macroeconomic Model for Ukraine

Żłobki w Polsce - Badanie empiryczne i jakościowe