Michal Jerzmanowski

Education
  • Brown University, Providence, RI, Ph.D. in Economics (expected May 2003), MA (2000)
  • Warsaw University/Columbia University, Co-operative Program in Economics, Honorary diploma in Economics from Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, New York (June 1998)
  • Warsaw University, Warsaw, Poland, M.A. in Economics (June 1998)


Research and Teaching Interests

 Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, and Behavioral Economics

Recent Papers

  •  "TFP Differences: Appropriate Technology vs. Efficiency", Manuscript, November 2002
  • "Empirics of Hills, Plateaus, Mountains, and Plains: A Markov Switching Approach to Growth", Manuscript, November 2002
  • "The Selfish Economy", Manuscript, Brown University, August 2001
  • "Finance and R&D-based Growth", with A. Sevilla-Sanz, Manuscript, Brown University, May 2001
  •  "Analysis of Regional Convergence in Poland. Neoclassical Approach", M.A. Thesis Paper, 1998

 My main research interests are in applied macroeconomics.
In my dissertation I focus on the issues of economic growth.
I study differences in productivity, which are an important source of the enormous disparities of income among countries.
I try to understand what causes productivity to be very low in some countries and the effect of policy changes and reforms on the dynamics of the development process.
I am also interested in exploring insights from behavioral economics into macroeconomics and the consequences of non-market, social interactions for the economy.

 
  "One of my goals has always been to go back to Poland and apply my skills to studying the issues of growth and policy design in our economy.
The enormous economic and political transition underway since 1989 is an exciting "laboratory" for economic research.
At the same time, the policymakers often work in a very uncertain and unexplored environment, which would undoubtedly benefit from a sound and thorough economic analysis of the economy.

I am very enthusiastic about the WISER initiative as I believe it will provide the necessary environment for emergence of economic research in Poland on par with the world standards in our field."

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