Izabela Marcinkowska is a labour market and social policy economist and former Director for Labour Market and Social Policy, former President of CASE with over 18 years of experience in employment, skills, and social policy research. She leads and manages international research and policy projects on labour markets, skills development and inclusive growth, with a strong focus on the employment dimension of the green and digital transitions. Her expertise covers just transition, reskilling and upskilling, skill shortages and skill poverty, ageing societies, and policies supporting vulnerable groups in the labour market.
She has been cooperating with CASE since 2005 and has coordinated numerous European and international research and technical-assistance projects for the European Parliament, European Commission, Cedefop, the European Economic and Social Committee, the Committee of the Regions and other institutions. She is a recognised expert on the labour-market implications of structural change, particularly in regions undergoing energy transition, and on skills strategies supporting a fair and inclusive transition. Her recent work focuses on skills policies for disadvantaged groups, the role of social partners in just transition strategies, and the social impacts of digital and green transformation.
Izabela has extensive experience as project leader and senior expert in EU-level studies, managing multidisciplinary teams and coordinating international research consortia. Her work combines policy analysis, quantitative research, fieldwork and stakeholder consultations across Europe and neighbouring regions. She publishes widely on labour economics, skills, social policy and the socio-economic implications of demographic, digital and green transitions.
Selected recent publications and reports
- Just transition in the world of work, European Parliament Think Tank Study, 2025.
- The EU School Scheme: enhancing impact, alignment and integration into food strategies, Committee of the Regions study, 2025.
- How to eradicate skills poverty among the most vulnerable?, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), 2024.
- Energy policy and the labour market: consequences for employment in regions undergoing energy transitions, European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), 2023.
- Digital Transition or Digital Divide? Will the Digital Transformation Cause Social Inequality to Increase? The Evidence from Morocco and Tunisia, EuroMeSCo Policy Study, 2023.
- Ageing policies – Access to services in different Member States, European Parliament, 2021.
- Social Impact Investment – Best Practices and Recommendations for the Next Generation, European Parliament Think Tank Study, 2020.
- EU and ILO: Shaping the Future of Work, European Parliament, 2019.
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Literature review on taxation, entrepreneurship and collaborative economy, European Commission (DG TAXUD), 2017.
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