Aleksandra Kolasa is a Senior Economist at the Center for Social and Economic Research (CASE), where she is responsible for econometric analysis and economic research, primarily in the area of taxation.
Her academic interests revolve around monetary poverty, inequality, and household welfare. She has extensive experience working with micro-level data and life-cycle models with heterogeneous agents.
Before joining CASE, Aleksandra led an NCN research grant at the University of Warsaw on the impact of non-income related benefits. From 2010 to 2017, she served as a Senior Economist at the National Bank of Poland, specializing in household sector topics. Her professional experience also includes consulting for the World Bank and working as a data scientist in tech companies.
Aleksandra holds a PhD in Economics (with distinction) from the University of Warsaw and an MA in Mathematics from the same institution.
