WUEB Experts Weekly Review. Research, Projects and Academic Successes (10–16 August 2026)

Could a progressive health contribution solve the funding problem in healthcare?

WUEB expert: Prof. dr hab. Marek Kośny

In Rzeczpospolita’s Panel of Economists, Prof. dr hab. Marek Kośny considers a proposal for a progressive health contribution linked to income. He does not support introducing it at this stage. He argues that the more urgent task is to make the contribution independent of employment status and the form of taxation. Any future progressive model would require a broad distributional analysis covering the combined effect of taxes and social contributions on different income groups. 

Source: https://pro.rp.pl/raporty-ekonomiczne/art44948101-panel-ekonomistow-rzeczpospolitej-progresywna-skladka-zdrowotna-dzieli-ekspertow

Mgr Julia Majewska reappointed to the POLSA Student Council

WUEB expert: mgr Julia Majewska

Mgr Julia Majewska has been appointed for the seventh term of the Student Council to the President of the Polish Space Agency. In this interdisciplinary body, which brings together representatives of 19 universities, she adds an economic perspective to discussions about the space sector. Her research covers the New Space Economy, artificial intelligence in economic analysis, and outer space as a resource with economic and social significance. 

Source: https://badania.uew.pl/en/mgr-julia-majewska-reappointed-to-polsa-student-council/

Additional source: https://forumakademickie.pl/nowy-sklad-rady-studentow-przy-prezesie-polsa/

WUEB contributes an economic perspective to plans for TEEMA Technology Park

WUEB representatives: mgr Ałła Witwicka-Dudek and dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Piontek, Professor of the WUEB

At a coordination meeting on TEEMA Technology Park, WUEB representatives outlined how a business university could support a major technology investment. Mgr Ałła Witwicka-Dudek and dr hab. inż. Krzysztof Piontek, Professor of the WUEB, highlighted skills development, research into the project’s effects on the economy and labour market, data analysis, risk management, and cooperation with Lower Silesian businesses. 

Source: https://www.rmf24.pl/regiony/wroclaw/news-najwieksza-od-lat-inwestycja-na-dolnym-slasku-to-ma-byc-tech,nIdn,1013159

Additional source: https://www.gov.pl/web/dolnoslaski-uw/operacyjny-etap-realizacji-teema-technology-park-w-miekini-kluczowe-spotkanie-w-duw

Give me a country and I will find a tariff: the next phase of US protectionism

WUEB expert: dr hab. Artur Klimek, Professor of the WUEB

Dr hab. Artur Klimek, Professor of the WUEB, examines the next phase of US tariff policy. Although the rates imposed on major trading partners are lower than initially announced, their implementation may face legal challenges. He compares the political case for the new tariffs with their economic effects to date and asks whether further duties can genuinely reduce the trade deficit and strengthen American industry.

Source: https://edgp.gazetaprawna.pl/magazyn/artykuly/11289752,dajcie-mi-kraj-a-clo-sie-znajdzie.html

Leverage is unforgiving: how three cryptocurrency trades can wipe out a portfolio 

WUEB expert: dr hab. Aleksander Mercik, Professor of the WUEB

Dr hab. Aleksander Mercik, Professor of the WUEB, explains the difference between professional use of derivatives to hedge a portfolio and speculation by retail investors. Leverage enables a trader to open a position many times larger than their own capital, so even a small adverse price movement can wipe out the margin deposit. Outcomes depend not only on market prices, but also on position size, financing costs and disciplined risk management

„For the ordinary retail investor, “high leverage on crypto” is, in the vast majority of cases, a machine for destroying wealth”.

Source: https://www.bankier.pl/wiadomosc/Dzwignia-nie-wybacza-Jak-stracic-na-kryptowalutach-w-trzech-krokach-9181651.html

Polish Arabian horses as a national brand

WUEB expert: dr hab. Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń, Professor of the WUEB  

BANK.pl presents Janów Podlaski and Polish Arabian horse breeding as a brand built over generations through quality, tradition and international reputation. The author links this example to the appointment of dr hab. Barbara Mróz-Gorgoń, Professor of the WUEB, as Government Plenipotentiary for the Promotion of the Polish Brand. The article shows that a national brand depends not only on communication, but also on the lasting quality and credibility of specific Polish achievements.

Source: https://bank.pl/polska-marka-konia-arabskiego-z-janowa-podlaskiego/