Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Polish: Instytut Nauk Ekonomicznych PAN, abbreviation: INE PAN) is a public Polish research center for economic and business studies. It was founded on December 10, 1980. Its offices are located in the Staszic Palace and the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw. Organizationally, it is part of the Polish Academy of Sciences. The Institute of Economics has the rights to bestow doctoral degrees, habilitation degrees and to initiate the professorship procedure. Some of its prominent degrees are PhD, DBA and MBA, which are internationally recognized.

The Institute of Economics of the Polish Academy of Sciences commenced its activities in 1980. Its research at that time concentrated on problems related to socialist planned economies. During the 80s INE PAN was actively engaged in the promotion of independent thinking on economic issues. It significantly contributed to the success of Polish economic reforms after the collapse of the socialist system in 1989.

In the 90s the Institute was reorganized and took active part in the analysis and evaluation of free market economic developments in Poland. At present there are about forty scholars and researchers working in four departments of the Institute: Microeconomics, Economic Policy, Institutional Economics and the World Economy. Many of them have occupied important posts in the Cabinet of Poland, Parliament (Sejm), the National Bank of Poland, the Polish Monetary Policy Council, the European Commission and the World Bank.

INE PAN’s main research areas are:

- contemporary economic theory,

- economic policy,

- analysis, evaluation and strategic studies of the Polish economy, and

- analysis of the world economy and European integration.

INE PAN also offers forecasts concerning growth and development of the Polish economy, and publishes a number of analyses of Polish firms. The Institute also publishes the bilingual quarterly Studia Ekonomiczne - Economic Studies.

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