Being born in Poland at a time when obtaining a weekly supply of toilet paper required ability and aptitude, I was always sensitive to the role public policy plays in our lives. My interests were deepened by the economic transition. I decided to pursue a degree in Political Science at the University of Łódź. It was at the UŁ, and more specifically in the classes offered by the Department of American Studies, that I grew interested in the causes of American prosperity. Along with my classmates, I dreamt of traveling to the United States to witness first hand what we read about in our textbooks. Today, it is impossible for me to convey how out of reach those dreams seemed at the time. Yet in my sophomore year, to my greatest astonishment and joy, I won a scholarship that allowed me to transfer to St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.
At St. Cloud I discovered what appeared to be an inconceivable educational system: my professors were genuinely interested in my work! It was a novel, life- altering experience. I could not comprehend the individual attention students were given and only with time I began to understand how institutional environments shape our interactions. The structure of academia in Poland allows little room for student-teacher interactions. Professors lecture and give oral exams at the end of the semester but never offer office hours and casual conversations between faculty and students are rare.
To learn more about my teaching style, please see my Teaching Philosophy
Gustavus Adolphus College
Spring 2015
Public Finance
Principles of Microeconomics
Spring 2015
Entrepreneurship Seminar
Health Economics
Intermediate Microeconomcis
Fall 2014
History of Economic Thought
Principles of Microeconomics
Beloit College
Spring 2014
Economic Development Syllabus
Comparative Health Economics Syllabus
Economic Theory: Microeconomics Syllabus
Fall 2013
Economic Theory: Microeconomics Syllabus
Spring 2013
Prinicples of Microeconomics Syllabus
Economic Theory: Microeconomics Syllabus
Health Economics Syllabus
Fall 2012:
Economic Theory: Microeconomics Syllabus
George Mason University
Summer 2011
Economics of Developing Areas Syllabus
Spring 2011
Economies in Transition Syllabus
Fall 2010
Economics of Developing Areas Syllabus
Summer 2010
Economics of Developing Areas Syllabus