PROFIL PRACOWNIKA: Karolina Lewandowska-Gwarda

I am a Doctor of Economics, assistant professor at the Department of Spatial Econometrics at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology of the University of Łódź. In my research work, I mainly focus on the analysis of the labor market, population flows and the aging of the population. I conduct research for Poland (at the level of voivodeships and poviats) and Europe (at the NUTS 1, 2 and 3 level). I use the methods of geographic information systems as well as spatial statistics and econometrics (including multi-equation spatial regression models and GWR models). I am currently working on a project titled: "Woman on the labor market in Poland". I am the author of over 50 scientific publications (scientific monographs, scientific articles, chapters in scientific monographs), I participated in over 40 scientific conferences in Poland and abroad, I participated in 9 research projects, I am a reviewer in Polish and foreign scientific journals (including a statistical reviewer in the Oeconomia Copernicana journal), I conduct courses in the field of visualization and analysis of spatial data.

Professional interests:

• spatial analysis (spatial statistics and econometrics)
• geographic information systems
• labor market, aging society, population flows
• woman on the labor market

Private interests:

• photography, film and a good book
• travels

2023: Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz for a series of publications entitled "Analyses and forecasts of the Polish labor market" (3rd degree team award).

2018: Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz for a series of publications (2nd degree team award)

2015: Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz for a series of publications (3rd degree team award)

2015: Award of the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Sociology of the University of Lodz for a series of publications (individual)

2011: Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz (1st degree team award) for a book published under the editorship of prof. B. Suchecki entitled Spatial Econometrics. Methods and models of spatial data analysis

2006: Third prize in the Competition prof. Witold Kula organized by the Bank of Social and Economic Initiatives in Warsaw for his master's thesis

2003: First prize for a paper presented during the 6th International Conference at the University of Marketing and Business in Łódź "Young in Common Europe"