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Research summary
Aleksandra holds a PhD in Economics from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium). From 2012 to 2016, she worked for an Interuniversity Attraction Pole on Social Enterprise (IAP-SOCENT). Her PhD thesis, titled Social Enterprises’ Financial Management: Theoretical and Empirical Essays, addressed the issues of financial health and financial modelling of social businesses.
In the years 2016–2019, she collaborated with the European Commission and the European Investment Bank in improving access to finance for the social economy, circular economy and blue economy. Till 2023, she held a position of finance manager at Amazon HQ in Luxembourg. Her key responsibilities were related with strategies development and optimizing labor costs.
Since May 2023, Aleksandra has worked at LISER as a Research Associate. She is associated with activities of the transversal programme « Crossing Borders », led by Prof. Frédéric Docquier.
Aleksandra’s interests are related in particular to Social Economy, Sustainability and Public Investments.
Education/Academic qualification
Economics and business, PhD, Social Enterprises’ Financial Management: Theoretical and Empirical Essays, Vrije Universiteit Brussel
1 Oct 2012 → 30 Sept 2016
Award Date: 22 Apr 2016
Economics and business, Financial Engineering, M.Sc. and B.Sc.
1 Oct 2007 → 30 Sept 2012
Award Date: 29 Jun 2012
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
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CAIPD 24-28: Cellule d'analyse d'impact des politiques de développement
Tenikue, M. (PI), Docquier, F. (CoI), Burzynski, M. (CoI), Cömertpay, R. (CoI) & Szymanska, A. (CoI)
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes
1/07/24 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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CEI: Cellule d'analyse d'impact des politiques de développement
Tenikue, M. (PI), Docquier, F. (CoI), Burzynski, M. (CoI), Cömertpay, R. (CoI) & Szymanska, A. (CoI)
Ministère des Affaires étrangères et européennes
1/06/22 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
Research output
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Climat, pauvreté et mobilité au Sénégal : les conséquences de l'inaction
Burzynski, M. & Szymanska, A., 15 Feb 2024, 10 p. Esch-sur-Alzette : LISER.Research output: Other contribution
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Climate Change: Migration Economics, CliC:ME
Szymanska, A., Burzynski, M. & Docquier, F., 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Web publication/site
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Senegal’s Climate Poverty and Migration: the Price of Inaction
Burzynski, M. & Szymanska, A., 15 Feb 2024, 10 p. Esch-sur-Alzette : LISER.Research output: Other contribution
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Coopération au développement, qualifications et mobilité : enseignements du World Development Report 2023 et au-delà
Docquier, F., Faye, O. & Szymanska, A., 16 Nov 2023, 10 p. Esch-sur-Alzette : LISER.Research output: Other contribution
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Development Cooperation, Skills and Migration: Embracing the World Development Report 2023 and Beyond
Docquier, F., Faye, O. & Szymanska, A., 16 Nov 2023, 9 p. Esch-sur-Alzette : LISER.Research output: Other contribution
Open AccessFile49 Downloads (Pure)