August
Krzysztof Kompa, Ph.D.
Lecturer
Warsaw Stock Exchange
As our August 2019 member of the month, the Society is happy to welcome IAES Life Member Professor Krzysztof Kompa. Currently, Professor Kompa is a Lecturer at the Warsaw Stock Exchange. Previously, Professor Kompa has been Head of the Department of Financial Engineering of Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Coordinator of the Stock Exchange School at the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, and Regional Coordinator of the Warsaw Stock Exchange, Stock Exchange School. Additionally, Professor Kompa is member of the editorial board of the IEB International Journal of Finance, and member of the editorial board of The International Journal of Science. Throughout the years, Professor Kompa has organized and participated at various International Atlantic Economic Conferences.
Why did you become a member of the International Atlantic Economic Society?
IAES has been a well-known international association of economists which cooperate with many famous researchers, including Nobel Laureates. Being a member of such an organization enables me to network with economists from around the world.
What types of projects/research are you currently working on and what inspired/motivated you to pursue these interests?
My research has two main paths: financial market analysis and comparative studies of different countries and their development. Financial markets in Poland started to develop and catch up with well developed economies in the 1990’s. This is when the communist system fell out of favor. It was important to recognize and understand the mechanisms of financial markets and to introduce financial instruments to the Polish economy. I was working for a financial institution in the 1990’s. In the early 2000’s, I also started working for academia. One of the most important questions of economic and political transformation is to evaluate the level of development on many dimensions simultaneously. Therefore, my colleagues and I have been developing a methodology for multidimensional comparisons of different countries.
What advice would you give to someone who is considering entering your line of work/field of study?
Be diligent, develop your own method of solving problems even if it is difficult and try to be independent as quickly as possible. Check all theories, even the ones developed by experts.
Going forward, what other projects/research are you looking to or hoping to pursue?
Recently, I have been studying investment efficiency of pension funds (a monograph is in press at Lodz University Press). I am interested in examining household saving patterns. The question of how to save for old age seems important, especially in countries where the percentage of the population that is elderly.
What’s your favorite hobby?
Travelling and meeting people. It is fascinating to learn new cultures, to discover (for me) new places and to recognize that history repeats itself.