Witold Orłowski

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Witold Orłowski

Witold Maciej Orłowski (* 1962 in Łódź ) is a Polish economist and university professor. He is the head of the Business School of the Warsaw University of Technology ( Szkoła Biznesu Politechniki Warszawskiej ).

Life

Orłowski studied and obtained his doctorate at the University of Łódź . Until 1992 he worked as an assistant professor in Łódź . From 1991 to 1993 he was a consultant in the Office for European Integration and from 1993 to 1997 at the World Bank in the Macroeconomics Department. He is and was also active for other institutions: for example at the NOBE Independent Center for Economic Studies (co-founder and director) at the EBRD , the FAO and the European Commission . From 2002 to 2005 Orłowski was economic advisor to Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski .

Orłowski was appointed professor in 2007. He is the head of the Business School (MBA) at the Technical University of Warsaw. He also acts as a member of the Economic Advisory Board ( Rada Gospodarcza ) of Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk . Orłowski is also the chief economist of the Polish subsidiary of PricewaterhouseCoopers .

Orłowski's research focuses on economic transformation and the economic integration of Eastern European countries in Europe. He is the author of several books and many scientific treatises. His work “Droga do Europy” ( The Road to Europe ) received an award.

Awards and memberships

Orłowski is an officer of the Polonia Restituta Order (2005). He is a member of the jury for Galeria Chwały Polskiej Ekonomii .

Publications (selection)

  • Droga do Europy. Makroekonomia wstępowania do Unii Europejskiej , Instytut Europejski (ed.), Łódź, 1998
  • Optymalna ścieżka do euro , Publisher: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Scholar, Warsaw 2004
  • Stulecie chaosu. Alternatywne dzieje XX wieku , Publisher: Open Wydawnictwo Naukowe i Literackie, Warsaw 2007
  • Świat, który oszalał czyli poradnik na ciekawe czasy , Publisher: Agora, Warsaw 2008
  • W pogoni za straconym czasem. Wzrost gospodarczy w Europie Środkowo-Wschodniej , PWE, Warsaw 2010
  • Świat do przeróbki. Spekulanci, bankruci, giganci i ich rywale , Publisher: Agora, Warsaw 2011

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ according to Institute website (in English, accessed on March 18, 2013).
  2. ↑ according to Website of the Prime Minister's Office (in Polish, accessed on March 17, 2013).
  3. ↑ according to Website ( memento of July 9, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) of the company (in English, accessed on March 17, 2013).
  4. ↑ “Droga do Europy” received a prize from Bank Handlowy in 1998 as the best new publication in the field of economic and financial theory, according to an information on the website of Bank Handlowy (in Polish, accessed on 18 March 2013).
  5. ↑ Information from June 14, 2013 on the Finexa Association's website (in Polish, accessed June 14, 2013)

Web links

Commons : Witold Orłowski  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • CV on the website of the Warsaw Politechnika (in English, accessed on March 16, 2013)
  • Short curriculum vitae in the biography index of the magazine Wprost (in Polish, accessed on March 16, 2013)
personal data
SURNAME Orłowski, Witold
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Orłowski, Witold Maciej (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Polish university professor
DATE OF BIRTH 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Łódź