I am Wojciech Hardy, a Polish economist and assistant professor at the University of Warsaw. My research sits at the intersection of digital economics, culture, and the creative industries; I study topics such as the sharing economy, online piracy, and labour market changes shaped by technology. I've led international and Polish projects, published in top journals, and contributed to policy analyses for the Ministry of Culture and the World Bank. In addition to research and teaching, I run lab initiatives at DELab UW and participate in advisory bodies; I enjoy turning data into actionable insights and teaching practical methods like reproducible research and web scraping in R. I am passionate about understanding how digitisation transforms culture, media, and employment, and about communicating findings in an accessible, policy-relevant way.

Wojciech Hardy

I am Wojciech Hardy, a Polish economist and assistant professor at the University of Warsaw. My research sits at the intersection of digital economics, culture, and the creative industries; I study topics such as the sharing economy, online piracy, and labour market changes shaped by technology. I've led international and Polish projects, published in top journals, and contributed to policy analyses for the Ministry of Culture and the World Bank. In addition to research and teaching, I run lab initiatives at DELab UW and participate in advisory bodies; I enjoy turning data into actionable insights and teaching practical methods like reproducible research and web scraping in R. I am passionate about understanding how digitisation transforms culture, media, and employment, and about communicating findings in an accessible, policy-relevant way.

Available to hire

I am Wojciech Hardy, a Polish economist and assistant professor at the University of Warsaw. My research sits at the intersection of digital economics, culture, and the creative industries; I study topics such as the sharing economy, online piracy, and labour market changes shaped by technology. I’ve led international and Polish projects, published in top journals, and contributed to policy analyses for the Ministry of Culture and the World Bank.

In addition to research and teaching, I run lab initiatives at DELab UW and participate in advisory bodies; I enjoy turning data into actionable insights and teaching practical methods like reproducible research and web scraping in R. I am passionate about understanding how digitisation transforms culture, media, and employment, and about communicating findings in an accessible, policy-relevant way.

See more

Language

Polish
Fluent
English
Advanced

Work Experience

Assistant Professor at Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw
January 1, 2020 - Present
Teaching and research; co-leader of the Association for Cultural Economics Poland (ACEP) since 2022; leader of the DELab UW Research Lab on Digitisation in the Cultural and Creative Sectors since 2024; courses taught include Economics of culture and digital entertainment; Reproducible Research; Digital transformation of enterprises – Digital Economy; Web Scraping in R
Analyst at Digital Economy Lab, University of Warsaw
January 1, 2018 - December 31, 2024
Moderated online Digital Europe Economic (DEEcon) seminar series; researcher in SharON project on sharing economy; impact analyses and assessment of the short-term rental markets
Economist at Institute for Structural Research (IBS)
January 1, 2015 - December 31, 2018
Research on impact of digital piracy; report on the Polish music industry for the Ministry of Cultural and National Heritage; studies on the distribution of job tasks across the world using EU LFS, PIAAC, STEP and O*NET data; evaluation of NEET support schemes
Research Assistant at Group for Research in Applied Economics (GRAPE)
January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2015
Research on internet file-sharing; labour reallocation; gender inequality
Consultant at World Bank (Polish office)
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2013
Data analysis and research on saving patterns of the corporate sector

Education

PhD in Economics at Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw
January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2019

Qualifications

START stipend (Foundation for Polish Science)
January 1, 2019 - December 31, 2019

Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Government, Gaming