Wojtek Paczos

Dr. Wojtek Paczos is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at Cardiff Business School and an affiliate at the Institute of Economics, Polish Academy of Sciences. He holds a Ph.D. from the European University Institute (2016), advised by Prof. Árpád Ábrahám and Prof. Evi Pappa. His work bridges international economics, monetary policy, and banking, with publications in top journals like Journal of Money, Credit and Banking and Oxford Economic Papers.

His research explores:

• Sovereign debt sustainability under domestic/foreign debt and taxation distortions
• Monetary policy in open economies with asymmetric price stickiness
• Banking sector dynamics under pandemic stress and foreign ownership
• Climate policy economics including carbon tax inflation impacts

Recent publications analyze:

• 2025: Euro adoption effects on CEE bank profits
• 2025: Vaccine rollout impacts on UK stock markets
• 2024: Social spending procyclicality in high-debt nations

Scientific recognition:

• Copernicus Medal (Polish Academy of Sciences, 2022)
• Olga Radzyner Award (OeNB, 2017)
• NBP Research Grant (2014)
• EUI Ph.D. Scholarship (2010-14)

He supervises postgraduate researchers and contributes to public policy through think tanks (Dobrobyt na Pokolenia) and advisory roles during Polish elections (2020/2023). His work has been presented at institutions like the Bank of England and European Economic Association meetings.