Dr Wojtek Paczos
Senior Lecturer in Economics
- paczosw@cardiff.ac.uk
- +44 (0)29 2087 5732
- D18, Aberconway Building, Colum Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF10 3EU
- Available for postgraduate supervision
Overview
I am a Senior Lecturer in Economics in Cardiff University. I am a macroeconomist and my research interests include sovereign debt and default, monetary policy in open macro and financial intergration. I hold a PhD from the European University Institute in Florence (2016).
Since 2018 I am a Visiting Academic in the Bank of England and since 2019 I also hold a position in the Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences. In 2020 I was appointed to the Covid-19 Advisory Team to the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences.
Biography
- I am a founder of a think tank "Dobrobyt na Pokolenia" (Prosperity for Generations). We bring academic rigour to the public debate to promote financial stability and inclusive growth.
- I am also a member of Concilium Civitas, a society gathering Polish social science professors from the best foreign universities.
- In December 2020 I have been appointed a member of the Covid-19 Advisory Group to the President of the Polish Academy Of Sciences.
Honours and awards
- Olga Radzyner Award by Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) for the best scientific work on European economic integration by young economists for Foreign Banks and the Bank Lending Channel, 2017
- Polish National Bank (NBP) Research Grant, 2014
- European University Institute Ph.D. Scholarship, 2010-14
Professional memberships
- European Economic Association
- Royal Economic Society
- American Economic Association
- Econometric Society
Academic positions
- Since 2019: Lecturer (tenured Assistant Professor), Cardiff University,
- Since 2019: Adiunkt (Assistant Professor), Institute of Economics, Polish Academy of Sciences,
- 2018-2020: Visiting Academic, Bank of England
- 2015-2019: Lecturer in Economics (on probabtion), Cardiff University
Speaking engagements
Invited Seminars:
- University of Leicester (2020)
- Polish Academy of Sciences (2020)
- Bank of England (2019, 2018, 2017)
- Kings College London (2019)
- Graduate Institute Geneva (2017)
- European Central Bank (2015)
- CREI Barcelona (2014)
- ETH Zurich (2014)
- University of Konstanz (2014)
- Vienna University of Economics and Business (2014)
- Cardiff University (2015-2020)
- European University Institute (2011-2014)
Conference Presentations:
- Polish National Bank Summer Workshop in Warsaw (2019, 2016)
- Computational and Financial Econometrics International Conference (University of London 2020),
- Macroeconomics Network in South West Workshop (University of Bath 2019)
- European Economic Association Congress (Lisbon 2017, Mannheim 2015)
- Royal Economic Society Annual Conference (Bristol, 2017)
- Mannheim Macro Workshop (2016, discussant)
- Spring Meeting of Young Economists (Lisbon 2016)
- Money Macro and Finance Research Group Conference (Cardiff 2015)
- European University Institute: Economic Policy after the Financial Crisis (2014, discussant) and Workshop on Fiscal Policy and Debt (2012, discussant)
- Econometric Society Summer Meeting (University of Minnesota 2014)
- Workshop on Dynamic Macroeconomics in Vigo (2014)
- Rimini Centre for Economic Analysis Conference in Economics and Finance (2014)
- UniCredit & Universities in Workshop (Belgrade 2014)
Policy Panels:
- Global Economy after Covid-19, Cardiff Business School Executive Education Programme, 19.11.2020
Policy Panels in Polish:
- Pandenomics 2.0, Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny, 12.01.2021
- Debata XI: Szklana Kula 2021, Concilium Civitas, 29.12.2020
- Przegląd Gospodarczy PIE, zima 2020, Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny, 21.12.2020
- O lockdownie 2.0 (część I) , Część II, Otoko Club, 16.11.2020
- O artykule, który powstrzymał inflację, Otoko Club, 31.07.2020
- W jakiej kondycji ekonomiczno-finansowej znajdzie się świat po okresie pandemii?, Posłuchaj Naukowca, 16.06.2020
- Cztery etapy reanimacji gospodarki po pandemii - seminarium online, Instytut Nauk Ekonomicznych Polskiej Akademii Nauk, 14.05.2020
- Ekonomiści o wpływie pandemii koronawirusa na gospodarkę: To największy test dla Polski od czasu obalenia komunizmu, zapis debaty, 02.04.2020
- Jak pandemia wpłynie na nasze portfele? Debata ekspertów w Concilium Civitas i na Wyborcza.pl, 31.03.2020,
- Ile będzie trwał kryzys gospodarczy? Czy może ominąć Polskę? Dr Wojciech Paczos | Imponderabilia #99, Imponderabilia 04/04/2020
- Społeczne i gospodarcze implikacje koronawirusa #1, Fundacja Optimum Pareto, 27.03.2020
Committees and reviewing
- Journal Reviewer: B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, Bulletin of Economic Research, International Economics, Review of International Economics
- Member of the Covid-19 Advisory Group to the President of the Polish Academy of Sciences
- Member of Concilium Civitas: a society of Polish social scientists in foreign universities
- Founder of “Prosperity for Generations”: an economic think tank
- Member of the Shadow Management Board, Cardiff Business School
- Survey of Polish Economists: Member of the Questions Panel
Publications
2022
- Paczos, W. and Shakhnov, K. 2022. Defaulting on Covid debt. Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions and Money 77, article number: 101516. (10.1016/j.intfin.2022.101516)
2020
- Brueckner, M., Paczos, W. and Pappa, E. 2020. On the relationship between domestic saving and the current account: evidence and theory for developing countries. Journal of Money, Credit and Banking 52(5), pp. 1071-1106. (10.1111/jmcb.12658)
- Paczos, W. 2020. Optimal inflation, monetary integration, and asymmetric sticky prices. Oxford Economic Papers 72(3), pp. 710-730. (10.1093/oep/gpaa008)
- Denderski, P. and Paczos, W. 2020. Foreign banks and the bank lending channel. Economic Inquiry 59(1), pp. 478-493. (10.1111/ecin.12942)
Teaching
Teaching commitments
- Advanced Numerical Methods, PhD, since 2015
- Economics of Banking, UG, since 2016
Additional teaching
Past Teaching:
- International Economics, UG, Arcadia University London Campus
- Intermediate Microeconomics (TA), MA, Johns Hopkins University SAIS Bologna Center,
- Macroeconomics (TA), PhD, EUI Florence,
- Intermediate Macroeconomics (TA), UG, Warsaw School of Economics,
Research interests
- Sovereign debt and default
- Monetary policy in open macro
- Financial integration
