Magdalena Ligus

Prof. Magdalena Ligus is a full Professor at the Department of Corporate Finance and Public Finance within Wrocław University of Economics. Her primary research focuses on sustainable energy development, renewable energy policy evaluation, and multi-criteria analysis of energy technologies. She has contributed significantly to developing methodologies for assessing energy sustainability indices and quantifying externalities in energy systems.

Her work integrates environmental economics principles with financial analysis, particularly examining eco-efficiency investments and regulatory impacts on energy markets. Prof. Ligus has published extensively on topics like renewable energy technology rankings, cost-benefit analyses of low-emission systems, and hedonic valuation of environmental amenities. Recent studies include evaluation of EU energy policies and spatial analysis of urban environmental impacts on housing markets.

• Key research themes: Sustainable Energy Indices, Renewable Energy Financing, Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis
• Methodological expertise: Contingent Valuation, Fuzzy AHP-TOPSIS, Hedonic Pricing Models
• Policy focus: EU energy strategy implementation, Polish energy transition challenges

Her interdisciplinary approach bridges financial, environmental, and technological dimensions of energy systems, with particular emphasis on policy instruments for achieving climate goals. Current research trends include assessing energy security valuation, spatial distribution of renewable energy potentials, and regulatory risk in dynamic energy markets.