I am a research and teaching faculty member working in the field of social sciences, within the discipline of economics and finance. My research interests focus primarily on labour market analysis, population flows, and population ageing. In my research, I use spatial analysis methods, particularly geographic information systems (GIS), as well as spatial statistics and spatial econometrics. I am currently conducting research on women in the labour market in Poland and EU. I also serve as the coordinator of Task 2 in the project “Vocational StartUp – Leaders of Tomorrow. Individual Development Pathways for Vocational School Students at the University of Lodz”. Since 2024, I have served as Secretary of the Labour Market Analysis Centre.
I am a Doctor of Economics, assistant professor at the Department of Spatial Econometrics at the Faculty of Economics and Sociology of the University of Łódź. In my research work, I mainly focus on the analysis of the labor market, population flows and the aging of the population. I conduct research for Poland (at the level of voivodeships and poviats) and Europe (at the NUTS 1, 2 and 3 level). I use the methods of geographic information systems as well as spatial statistics and econometrics (including multi-equation spatial regression models and GWR models). I am currently working on a project titled: "Woman on the labor market in Poland". I am the author of over 50 scientific publications (scientific monographs, scientific articles, chapters in scientific monographs), I participated in over 40 scientific conferences in Poland and abroad, I participated in 9 research projects, I am a reviewer in Polish and foreign scientific journals (including a statistical reviewer in the Oeconomia Copernicana journal), I conduct courses in the field of visualization and analysis of spatial data.
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2023: Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz for a series of publications entitled "Analyses and forecasts of the Polish labor market" (3rd degree team award).
2018: Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz for a series of publications (2nd degree team award)
2015: Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz for a series of publications (3rd degree team award)
2015: Award of the Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Sociology of the University of Lodz for a series of publications (individual)
2011: Award of the Rector of the University of Lodz (1st degree team award) for a book published under the editorship of prof. B. Suchecki entitled Spatial Econometrics. Methods and models of spatial data analysis
2006: Third prize in the Competition prof. Witold Kula organized by the Bank of Social and Economic Initiatives in Warsaw for his master's thesis
2003: First prize for a paper presented during the 6th International Conference at the University of Marketing and Business in Łódź "Young in Common Europe"
CYCLICAL DUTY
TUESDAY
10:00 - 11:30|Remote office
On 8 September 2026, office hours will be held online via Teams. On 15 September 2026, office hours will be held both in person (room A210) and online via Teams.
POW 3/5 room: A210 90-255 Łódź
phone: 42-635-51-12
e-mail: karolina.lewandowska-gwarda@uni.lodz.pl
www: https://www.kep.uni.lodz.pl/zespol/profil/karolina-lewandowska-gwarda
POW 3/5 , 90-255 Łódź, room: A210