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About me

Scientific degrees

• mgr inż. (master of sciences) 2004, Wrocław University of Technology, masters thesis: "Gry na procesach Markowa", supervisor prof. dr hab. Andrzej Nowak,
• dr inż. (doctor) 2008, Wrocław University of Technology, Ph.D. thesis: "Równowagi Nasha w grach dynamicznych: istnienie i aproksymacja, supervisor prof. dr hab. Andrzej Nowak,
• dr hab. (habilitated doctor), 2020, Warsaw School of Economics, Series "Teoria równowagi w modelach z międzypokoleniowym altruizmem" (Equilibrium theory in models with intergenerational altruism)

Employment and cooperation

• Assistant in Wrocław University of Technology, 2008-2012,
• Assistant Professor in University of Zielona Góra, 2012-2020,
• Associate Professor in University of Zielona Góra, 2020-present.
• Cooperation with National Science Center (Narodowe Centrum Nauki) in Kraków (Cracow), 2017-present

Grants:

• Main performer of supervisor research grant: "Równowagi Nasha w garch dynamicznych: istnienie i aproksymacja" in Wrocław University of Technology, manager: prof. dr hab. Andrzej Nowak, 2006-2008
• Conference Grant of Warsaw Scientific Society, June 2016.
• Manager of grant: "Konstruktywne metody znajdowania równowag w dużych gospodarkach" in SONATA, performers: dr Łukasz Woźny (Warsaw School of Economics) and dr Paweł Dziewulski (University of Oxford) 2013-2016.
• Manager of grant: "O równowagach gospodarczych w warunkach niespójności czasowej decyzji" in OPUS, performers: dr Łukasz Woźny (Warsaw School of Economics) and dr Paweł Dziewulski (University of Oxford) 2017-2020.

The area of interest

• Stochastic games
• Multigenerational games
• Large static and dynamic games
• Stochastic supermodular games
• Robust control
• Risk sensitive model
• Recursive utilities
• General equilibrium models

List of publications:

Papers in journals in JCR

• On recursive utilities with non-affine aggregator and conditional certainty equivalent [Ł. Balbus] Economic Theory (2019), pp. 1--27, DOI: 10.1007/s00199-019-01221-8
• Existence of Nash equilibria in stochastic games of resource extraction with risk-sensitive players [H. Asienkiewicz, Ł. Balbus], TOP : an Official Journal of the Spanish Society of Statistics and Operations Research (2019), pp. 1--17, DOI: 10.1007/s11750-019-00516-2
• Equilibria in Altruistic Economic Growth Models [Ł. Balbus, A. Jaśkiewicz, A. Nowak], Dynamic Games and Applications (2019), pp. 1--18, DOI: 10.1007/s13235-019-00305-3
• Markov perfect equilibria in OLG models with risk sensitive agents [Ł.Balbus], Topological Methods in Nonlinear Analysis (2019), DOI: 10.12775/TMNA.2019.016
• On uniqueness of time-consistent Markov policies for quasi-hyperbolic consumers under uncertainty, [Ł. Balbus, K. Reffett, Ł. Woźny], Journal of Economic Theory (2018), DOI: 10.1016/j.jet.2018.04.003
• Markov perfect equilibria in a dynamic decision model with quasi-hyperbolic discounting [Ł. Balbus, A. Jaśkiewicz, A. Nowak], Annals of Operations Research (2018), pp. 1--19, DOI: 10.1007/s10479-018-2778-2
  
• A note on Markov perfect equilibria in a class of non-stationary stochastic bequest games [Ł. Balbus, A. Jaśkiewicz, A. Nowak, Ł. Woźny], Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications (2017), vol. 456(1), pp. 394--401.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2017.07.018
• A qualitative theory of large games with strategic complementarities [Ł. Balbus, P. Dziewulski, K. Reffett, Ł. Woźny], Economic Theory (2017), pp. 1--27.
  DOI 10.1007/s00199-017-1075-7
• Non-paternalistic intergenerational altruism revisited [Ł. Balbus, A. Jaśkiewicz, A. Nowak], Journal of Mathematical Economics (2016), vol. 63, pp. 27--33.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jmateco.2015.12.002
• A strategic dynamic programming method for studying short-memory equilibria of stochastic games with uncountable number of states [Ł. Balbus, Ł. Woźny], Dynamic Games and Applications (2016), vol. 6(2), pp 187--208.
  DOI: 10.1007/s13235-015-0171-1
• Bequest games with unbounded utility functions [Ł. Balbus, A. Jaśkiewicz, A. Nowak], Journal of Mathematical Analysis and Applications (2015), vol. 427, pp. 515--524.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jmaa.2015.02.062
• Differential information in large games with strategic complementarities [Ł. Balbus, P. Dziewulski, K. Reffet, Ł. Woźny], Economic Theory (2015), vol. 50( 1), pp. 201--243.
  DOI: 10.1007/s00199-014-0827-x
• Existence of stationary Markov perfect equilibria in stochastic altruistic growth economies [ Ł. Balbus, A. Jaśkiewicz, A. Nowak], Journal of Optimization Theory and Applications (2015), vol. 165 (1), pp. 295--315.
  DOI: 10.1007/s10957-014-0555-1
• Influence of steel fibres addition on mechanical and selected rheological properties of steel fibre high-strenght reinforced concrete [C. Bywalski, M. Kamiński, M. Maszczak, Ł. Balbus] Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (2015), vol. 15(3), pp. 742--750.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.acme.2014.05.013
• Monotone equilibria in nonatomic supermodular games. A comment [Ł. Balbus, K. Reffet, Ł. Woźny] Games and Economic Behavior. (2015), vol. 94, pp. 182--187.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2015.05.010
• Stochastic bequest games [ Ł. Balbus, A. Jaśkiewicz, A. Nowak] Games and Economic Behavior (2015), vol. 90, pp. 247--256.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.geb.2015.02.017
• Time consistent Markov policies in dynamic economies with quasi-hyperbolic consumers [Ł. Balbus, K. Reffet, Ł. Woźny] International Journal of Game Theory (2015), vol. 44(1), pp. 83--112.
  DOI: 10.1007/s00182-014-0420-3
• A constructive study of Markov equilibria in stochastic games with strategic complementarities [Ł. Balbus, K. Reffet, Ł. Woźny] Journal of Economic Theory (2014), vol. 150, pp. 815--840.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jet.2013.09.005
• A constructive geometrical approach to the uniqueness of Markov stationary equilibrium in stochastic games of intergenerational altruism [Ł. Balbus, K. Reffet, Ł. Woźny] Journal of Economic Dynamics & Control (2013), vol. 37(5), pp. 1019--1039.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jedc.2013.01.005
• Markov stationary equilibria in stochastic supermodular games with imperfect private and public information [Ł. Balbus, K. Reffet, Ł. Woźny] Dynamic Games and Applications (2013), vol. 3 (2), pp. 187--206.
  DOI: 10.1007/s13235-012-0065-4
• Stationary Markovian equilibrium in altruistic stochastic OLG models with limited commitment [Ł. Balbus, K. Reffet, Ł. Woźny] Journal of Mathematical Economics (2012), vol. 48(2), pp. 115--132.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.jmateco.2012.02.002
• Existence of perfect equilibria in a class of multigenerational stochastic games of capital accumulation [Ł. Balbus, A. Nowak] Automatica (2008), vol. 44 (6), pp. 1471--1479.
  DOI: 10.1016/j.automatica.2008.03.001
• Nash equilibria in unconstrained stochastic games of resource extraction [Ł. Balbus, A. Nowak] International Game Theory Review (2008), vol. 10(1), pp. 25--35.
  DOI: 10.1142/S0219198908001753
• Construction of Nash equilibria in symmetric stochastic games of capital accumulation [Ł. Balbus, A. Nowak] Mathematical Methods of Operations Research (2004), vol. 60 (2), pp. 267--277.
  DOI: 10.1007/s001860400383

Other papers

• Asymptotic Nash equilibria in discounted stochastic games of resource extraction [Ł. Balbus] Quantitative Methods in Economics (2010), vol. 11(1), pp. 167--188
• Model rozkładu włókien na długości elementu fibrobetonowego [Ł. Balbus, C. Bywalski, M. Kamiński, T. Trapko], Materiały Budowlane (2006), vol. 9(60), pp. 8--9.

Chapters in handbooks

• Dynamic games in macroeconomics [Ł. Balbus, K. Reffett, Ł.Woźny], Handbook on Dynamic Game Theory, (edited by T.Basar and G.Zaccour), Springer, (2016) forthcoming.
• Robust Markov perfect equilibria in a dynamic choice model with quasi-hyperbolic discounting [Ł. Balbus, A. Jaśkiewicz, A. Nowak] Dynamic games in economics, (edited by J. Haunschmied, V.M. Veliov and S.Wrzaczek), Berlin - Springer, (Dynamic Modeling and Econometrics in Economics and Finance) (2014), pp. 1--22

Other activities

Conferences:

• 2-7 of September 2019 in Kraków (Cracow), Jubileuszowy Zjazd Matematyków Polskich w stulecie PTM, Równowaga w symetrycznych grach stochastycznych wyczerpywania zasobów and Markov Equilibria in Dynamic Behavioral Games with Generalizd Discounting
• 15-19 of July 2019 in Stony Brook (U.S.), International Conference on Game Theory ,Interim Correlated Rationalizability in Large Games
• 30 of June-6 of July 2019 in Ischia (Italy), The 19th Annual SAET Conference, Markov Equilibria in Dynamic Behavioral Games with Generalizd Discounting
• 13-15 of July 2019 in Berlin (Germany), XXVIII European Workshop of General Equilibrium Theory, Existence of Nash equilibria in stochastic games of resource extraction with risk sensitive players
• 27-29 of May 2019 in Sopot, VIII Konferencja Naukowa Modelowanie i prognozowanie gospodarki narodowej, On recursive utilities in dynamic programming with non-affine agregator and conditional certainty equivalent
• 27-28 of September 2018 in Kraków (Cracow), Nauki społeczne matematyczne i matematyzowalne, O markowowskich równowagach w grach wielogeneracyjnych mających cechy paternalistyczne i niepaternalistyczne
• 9-12 of July 2018 in Grenoble (France), 18th International Symposium on Dynamic Games and Applications, paper Markov perfect equilibria in OLG models with risk sensitive agents
• 27-29 of June 2018 in Paris (France), XXVII European Workshop on General Equilibrium Theory (EWGET 2018), In honor of the 65th birthday of Nicholas Yannelis , paper: Markov perfect equilibria in OLG models with risk sensitive agents
• 11-14 of June 2018 in Taipei (Taiwan), , "18th SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics", paper: "Existence of Nash equilibria in stochastic games of resource extraction with risk sensitive players"
• 9-11 of November 2017 in Lisbon (Portugal), , "The Lisbon Meetings in Game Theory and Applications", paper: "Markov perfect equilibria in altruistic OLG models with paternalistic and nonpaternalistic features"
• 13-15 of July 2017 in Warszawa (Warsaw), , "11th International ISDG Workshop", paper: "Markov perfect equilibria in altruistic OLG models with paternalistic and nonpaternalistic features"
• 25-30 of June 2017 in Faro (Portugal), , "17th SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics", paper: "Markov perfect equilibria in altruistic OLG models with paternalistic and nonpaternalistic features"
• 1-3 of June 2017 in Salamanca (Spain), , "XXVI European Workshop on General Equilibrium Theory", paper: "Markov perfect equilibria in altruistic OLG models with paternalistic and nonpaternalistic features"
• 30-31 of March 2017 in Poznań , "VII Ogólnopolska Konferencja Naukowa Matematyka i informatyka na usługach ekonomii", paper: "Markowowska równowaga doskonała w modelach wielogeneracyjnych z cechami paternalistycznymi i niepaternalistycznymi"
• 2-3 of December 2016 in Warszawa (Warsaw), "VI Hurwicz Workshop on Mechanism Design Theory" ,paper: "On non-negative recursive utilities in dynamic programming with nonlinear aggregator and CES"
• 27-28 of June 2016 in Paris (France), "Summer Workshop in Economic Theory" ,
• 16-18 of June 2016 in Glasgow (UK), "XXV European Workshop on General Equilibrium Theory", paper: "On non-negative recursive utilities in dynamic programming with nonlinear aggregator and CES"
• 8-9 of April 2016 in Warszawa (Warsaw), "II Wydziałowe Warsztaty 'Co jest grane?' " , paper: "On non-negative recursive utilities in dynamic programming with nonlinear aggregator and CES"
• 5-7 of November 2015 in Lisbon (Portugal), "UECE Lisbon Meetings 2015: Game Theory and Applications" ,paper: "Non-paternalistic Intergenerational Altruism Revisited",
• 27-31st of July 2015 in Cambridge (UK), "15th SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics", paper: "Bequest games,"
• 29 of June -1st of July 2015 in Naples (Italy), "XXIV European Workshop on General Equilibrium Theory" , chair in session "Economic Theory II",
• 25-30 of May 2015 in Będlewo, "Między teorią a zastosowaniami – matematyka w działaniu" , paper: "O nieujemnych, rekursywnych funkcjach użyteczności z nieujemną funkcją agregacyjną",
• 14-15 of November 2014 in Warszawa (Warsaw),"V Hurwicz Workshop on Mechanism Design Theory", paper: "Existence of stationary Markov perfect equilibria in stochastic altruistic growth economies",
• 19-21 of August 2014 in Tokyo (Japan), "14th SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics", paper: "Computing Equilibria in Large Static Games",
• 9-12 of July 2014 in Amsterdam (Netherlands), "Sixteenth International Symposium on Dynamic Games and Applications" , paper: "Existence of Stationary Markov Perfect Equilibria in Stochastic Altruistic Growth Economies",
• 25 of April 2014 in Poznań, „Matematyka i informatyka na usługach ekonomii” , paper: "Ilościowa teoria równowag w dużych grach ze strategicznymi komplementarnościami",
• 14-15 of March 2014 in Warszawa (Warsaw), "Economic and Computational Aspects of Game Theory and Social Choice" , paper: "A constructive study of Markov equilibria in stochastic games with strategic complementarities" ,
• 22-27 of July 2013 in Paris (France), "13th SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics MINES ParisTech" , paper: "Strategic Dynamic Programming Methods for Markov equilibrium in Stochastic Games with an Uncountable number of States"
• 31st of May-2nd of June 2013 in Vienna (Austria), "XXII European Workshop on General Equilibrium Theory" ,paper: "Strategic dynamic programming methods for Markovian equilibrium in stochastic games with uncountable number of states"
• 3-7 of December 2012 in Wisła, "XXXVIII Konferencja Statystyka Matematyczna" , paper:"Stacjonarne równowagi w grach stochastycznych z niepełną informacją i publicznym szokiem",
• 16-17 November 2012 in Warszawa (Warsaw), "IV Hurwicz Workshop on Mechanism Design Theory", paper: "Markov Stationary Equilibria in Stochastic Supermodular Games with Imperfect Private and Public Information",
• 2-7 July 2012 in Kraków (Cracow), "6th European Congress of Mathematics", paper: „Markov stationary equilibria in stochastic supermodular games with imperfect private and public information“,
• 31st of May -1st of June 2012 in Exeter (UK), "European Workshop on General Equilibrium Theory",
• 7-9 October 2011 in Iowa City (US), „NSF/NBER Math Econ/GE Conference”, paper: „A Constructive Study on Markov Nash Equilibria in Stochastic Games with Strategic Complementarities“,
• 12-16 of September 2011 in Berlin (Germany), „25th IFIP TC7 Conference on System Modeling and Optimization“, paper: „A Constructive Study on Markov Nash Equilibria in Stochastic Games with Strategic Complementarities“,
• 11-15 September 2011 in Łódź, „Israeli-Polish Mathematical Meeting“, paper: "Construction of Nash equilibria with supermodular transition probability",
• 26 of June - 1st of July 2011 in Faro (Portugal), „11th SAET Conference”, paper: "A Continuous Theory of Computation for Large Stochastic Supermodular Games",
• 22-23 of October 2010 in Warszawa (Warsaw), “Second Hurwicz Workshop on Mechanism Design Theory”, paper: "Stationary Markovian equilibrium in Altruistic Stochastic OLG models with Limited Commitment",
• 28-30 of June 2010 in St Petersburg (Russia), „4th International Conference on Game Theory and Management“, paper: "On Existence and Uniqueness of Perfect Equilibria in Stochastic Economies of Partial Commitment with Capital and Labor", chair in session,
• 11-13 of June 2010 in Kraków (Cracow), „European Workshop on General Equilibrium Theory“, paper: "Stationary Markovian equilibria in Altruistic Stochastic OLG models with Limited Commitment",
• 2-3 of October 2009 in Warszawa (Warsaw), "Hurwicz Workshop", paper: "Asymptotic Nash Equilibria in the Resource Extraction Games",
• 27-28 of June 2007 in St Petersburg (Russia), "First International Conference on Game Theory and Management", paper: "Nash equilibria in symmetric games of resource extraction",
• 28-30 of May 2007 in Montreal (Kanada), "7th Meeting on Game Theory and Practice Dedicated to Energy, Environment and Natural Resources", paper "Nash equilibria in unconstrained stochastic games of resource extraction",

Visiting and invited talks

• Arizona State University, Phoenix-Tempe (US) and University of Minnesota, Minneapolis (US), 2020, February,
• Cracow University of Economics, Kraków (Cracow), 2018, March,
  "Markov perfect equilibria in OLG models with risk sensitive agents"
• Arizona State University, Phoenix-Tempe (US), and Stanford University, Stanford (US), 2018, February,
• Warsaw School of Economics, Warszawa (Warsaw), 2017, November/December,
• Nicolaus Copernicus University, Toruń, 2017, October,
  "Zastosowanie twierdzeń o punktach stałych w grach dynamicznych"
• Poznań University of Economics and Bussiness, Poznań, 2016, March,
  "O nieujemnych użytecznością z nieliniową funkcją agregacyjną i ekwiwalentem pewności",
• Paris School of Economics, Paris (France), 2016, March,
  "On nonegative recursive utility with nonlinear aggregator and CES",
• Paris School of Economics, Paris (France), 2015, June,
• Arizona State University, Phoenix-Tempe (US), 2014, February,
• Arizona State University, Phoenix-Tempe (US), 2011, October,
• Warsaw School of Economics, Warszawa (Warsaw), 2008, October,
• Polish Academy of Science, Warszawa (Warsaw), 2008, May,
• Technische Universitat in Dresden, Dresden (Germany), 2007, February,
• Technische Universitat in Dresden, Dresden (Germany), 2006, December,

Referee

• Dynamic Games and Applications,
• Econometrica,
• Economic Theory,
• International Journal of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science (AMCS),
• Journal of Economic Theory,
• Journal of Forecasting,
• Mathematical Methods of Operations Research,
• SIAM Journal on Control and Optimization,
• Monography: Advances in Dynamic Games: Theory, Applications, and Numerical Methods for Differential and Stochastic Games (Annals of the International Society of Dynamic Games), Krzysztof Szajowski and Michele Breton, eds.

Submitted papers:

• TBA