Dorota Ciołek

Dr. Dorota Ciołek is a Professor at the University of Gdańsk, affiliated with the Faculty of Economics and the Department of International Economics and Economic Development. Her research focuses on economic growth, regional development, innovation systems, territorial cohesion, and public policy analysis. She holds a habilitation degree and is actively involved in academic consultations and institutional roles.

Her research interests span institutional factors influencing economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe, the effectiveness of EU Cohesion Policy, and the spatial dimensions of economic disparities. She has extensively studied regional innovation systems, urbanization impacts on innovation, and the role of territorial capital in regional competitiveness.

Her recent publications analyze the legal frameworks governing property expropriation in Poland and the interplay between regional embeddedness and firm innovation. She has also explored labor market dynamics during the pandemic, emphasizing spatial interactions in Poland.

No scientific awards are explicitly listed. Her advising and grants section remains underdeveloped in the provided data. She contributes to academic governance through her role in the Faculty of Economics and maintains an active research agenda with over 50 publications since 2002.