Katarzyna Werner

Dr. Katarzyna Werner is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Banking at Manchester Metropolitan University's Business School. She has held roles including Postgraduate Research Lead and Programme Leader for MSc Accounting and Finance, MSc Banking and Finance, and MSc Finance and Business. She joined MMU in 2016 and previously taught at Sheffield Hallam University (2014–2016). Her doctoral degree in Economics from the University of Manchester's School of Social Sciences underpins her research.

Her research focuses on Microeconomics, Decision Theory, and Behavioral Economics, emphasizing non-Expected Utility models and their applications in economics and finance. She also explores Industrial Organisation and Environmental Economics, particularly regulatory frameworks and market behaviors. Notable work includes studies on insurance demand under asymmetric information and comparative analysis of environmental policy tools.

Dr. Werner's publications span policy design methodologies, pandemic economic impacts, and systemic thinking applications. Her teaching and supervision focus on postgraduate finance programs. She actively engages in academic service, including student tutoring and curriculum leadership, and maintains a personal website for research dissemination.