Education

2017 | PhD in Economics
University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology
Period of study: 2010–2017

Doctoral dissertation: “The Interest Rate as a Transmission Channel of Federal Reserve Monetary Policy Shocks, 1984–2015” .

2010 | MA in International Relations
University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology
Specialisation: International Finance
Period of study: 2005–2010

Master’s thesis: “Monetary Policy of the European Central Bank” .

2010 | BA in Finance and Accounting
University of Lodz, Faculty of Economics and Sociology
Specialisation: Banking
Period of study: 2007–2010

Bachelor’s thesis: “Assessment of the Financial Performance of a Confectionery Company: The Case of Wawel S.A., 2007–2008” .

International Teaching Experience

2026 | University of Seville, Spain
28 September – 1 October 2026

Academic mobility under the Erasmus+ programme , including teaching activities for students at the University of Seville.

Lecture topic: “Application of Social Network Analysis (SNA) in Market Research” .

2026 | Summer School ECLIPSE – NAWA SPINAKER, University of Lodz
29–30 June 2026

Project team member within the NAWA SPINAKER programme , co-organiser and instructor of the “LSEG Workspace Financial Markets and Corporate Data Analysis” module for international students.

Responsible for the development and delivery of the “Corporate Data Analysis” component, focused on the practical application of LSEG Workspace in corporate analysis.

Academic and Professional Profiles

• ResearchGate – Dominika Brózda-Wilamek – research publications and academic activity.

• LinkedIn – Dominika Brózda-Wilamek – professional profile and international collaboration.

Research Interests

• International Economics and Finance – global economic linkages, international capital flows, and processes of economic integration.
• International Business – internationalisation of firms, foreign expansion strategies, and determinants of business activity in international markets.
• Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) – determinants and directions of international capital flows and their role in shaping economic linkages between countries.
• Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions (CBM&A) – spatial and institutional determinants of firms’ international activities and networks of cross-border capital linkages.
• Social Network Analysis (SNA) – application of network analysis methods and econometric modelling to the study of international economic linkages.
• Central Banking and Monetary Policy – monetary policy transmission mechanisms and the activities of the Federal Reserve System (Fed) and the European Central Bank (ECB).