7th Edition – 2020

The 7th edition of the nationwide competition for the best thesis in the field of International Economic Relations has received the Honorary Patronage of the Ministry of Development, Labour, and Technology.

Following the first stage of the competition at the Faculty of Economics, two of the best theses from the academic year 2019/2020 were submitted to the second, nationwide stage:

In the Master's thesis category:

Andrzej Przybylski, The Impact of High Technology Development on Retail Customer Demand Growth, supervisor: Ewa Oziewicz, Professor

In the Bachelor's thesis category:

Karol Orzeł, The Impact of Commodity Market Trends on the Public Finances of the Russian Federation, supervisor: Łukasz Dopierała, PhD

The best theses defended between October 1, 2019, and September 30, 2020, were submitted by supervisors from the Faculty of Economics for the 7th edition of the competition.

In the Bachelor's thesis category, the following theses were nominated:

• Klaudia Kuzak, The Black Swan of 2020: The Impact of the Coronavirus Pandemic Announcement on the Global and Polish Economy; supervisor: Sylwia Pangsy-Kania, Associate Professor
• Karol Orzeł, The Impact of Commodity Market Trends on the Public Finances of the Russian Federation; supervisor: Łukasz Dopierała,PhD
• Natalia Pokrzywiec, Africa as a Promising Direction for the Foreign Expansion of Polish Companies; supervisor: Monika Grottel, PhD
• Aleksandra Dąbrosz, CHAEBOL as the Engine of South Korea's Economy: The Case of Samsung Electronics; supervisor: Krystyna Żołądkiewicz, Associate Professor

In the Master's thesis category, the following theses were nominated:

• Paulina Wujke, Trade Relations Between Russia and the EU After the Annexation of Crimea in the Context of the Trade War and Embargo; supervisor: Sylwia Pangsy-Kania, Associate Professor
• Klaudia Hinz, The Role of Information Technologies Outsourcing in the Investment Attractiveness of Poland; supervisor: Magdalena Markiewicz, PhD
• Małgorzata Lewandowska, Transatlantic Partnership in Trade and Investment - A Conflict-Inducing Trade Agreement; supervisor: Monika Grottel, PhD
• Michał Szczukowski, Shaping the New Political and Economic Order Between the United States of America and China in the Face of Globalization; supervisor: Tomasz Gutowski, PhD
• Joanna Kowalska-Potok, Economic Aspects of Catalonia’s Separation from Spain; supervisor: Krystyna Żołądkiewicz, Associate Professor
• Dominika Mazur, International Competitiveness of Austria in 2009-2018 as a Determinant of FDI Inflow; supervisor: Krystyna Żołądkiewicz, Associate Professor
• Andrzej Przybylski, The Impact of High Technology Development on Retail Customer Demand Growth - The Case of the Global Smartphone Market; supervisor: Ewa Oziewicz, Professor

Due to the final decision in the 7th edition of the competition at the national level, the following theses were awarded:

In the Bachelor's thesis category, the awards were given as follows:

1st place – Sylwia Cieślik (University of Łódź), The Application of the Variable Interest Entity Structure on Foreign Stock Exchanges (supervisor: Tomasz Sosnowski, PhD)

3rd place – Nguyen Thi Yen Nhi (Poznań University of Economics), The Impact of Corporate Governance on Firm Performance: Evidence from Polish Non-Financial Listed Firms (supervisor: Konrad Sobański, Associate Professor)

In the Master's thesis category, the award was given as follows:

1st place – Alicja Kozak (Korenik) (Wrocław University of Economics), The Formation of Selected Phenomena in the Socio-Economic Structure of Modern Cities - A Case Study (supervisor: Bogusława Drelich Skulska, Professor)

The official announcement of the results of the 7th edition of the competition will occur on June 23, 2021, during the online educational conference organized by the University of Economics in Katowice, featuring representatives from all participating academic institutions.