In my research work, I use various research methods, depending on the specificity of the selected study area. They include, inter alia, the following: the diagnostic survey method as well as econometric and statistic tools. Their application is often preceded by the use of more basic methods, i.e.: critical analysis of the literature on the subject, and such methods as: observation, monographic analysis, comparison, case study and expert analysis.

    Implementation of the research studies resulted in the total of 70 scientific papers successively published.  The published papers are diverse in nature, both in terms of the form and the research methods applied. This set of publications contains: monographs (4) including two monographs written published by Springer Verlag, as well as English-language articles published in international journals (10). Among the English-language publications, 4 are Impact Factor ranked, they can be found in the Journal Citation Reports (JCR). National publications in research journals and in nationwide journals encompass 18 positions, while the chapters in monographs – 21.

Most important publication in the years 2011-2017:

  1. Sokołowska E., The Principles of Alternative Investments Management. A Study of the Global Market. Springer Cham Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Springer, 2015, p. 186., ISBN 978-3-319-13214-3, ISBN 978-3-319-13215-0 (e-Book).

  2. Sokołowska E., Alternative Investments in Wealth Management. A Comprehensive Study of the Central and  East European Market, Springer Cham Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York 2014, s.134., ISBN 978-3-319-08074-1, ISBN 978-3-319-08075-8 (e-Book).

  3. Sokołowska E., Innovations in the payment card market - a case of Poland,  Electronic Commerce Research and Applications, ECRA (14, 5) (September-October 2015). ISSN 1567-4223, p.33., list A, position 3122, Impact Factor 2.139.

  4. Sokołowska E., Does growing wealth influence hedge funds’ development? - an empirical analysis, Applied Economics, ISSN 0003-6846,  list A, position 863, Impact Factor: 0.613

  5. Sokołowska E., Forecasts of the Managed Futures market- empirical analysis, Applied Economics, ISSN 0003-6846,  list A, position 863, Impact Factor: 0.613

  6. Sokołowska E., Is the growing wealth the driving force for venture capital fundraising in Europe? – an empirical analysis, Applied Economics Letters, ISSN 1350-4851, list A, position 864, Impact Factor: 0.303

  7. Sokołowska E., Wiśniewski J.W., The forecasts of the payment card market in Poland, Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Katowicach, nr 289, pp. 175-190, Katowice 2016, ISSN 2083-8611.

  8. Sokołowska E., Wiśniewski J.W., Diversity tendencies to invest abroad due to personal qualties , Studia Ekonomiczne, Zeszyty Naukowe Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego w Katowicach, nr 292, s. 156-165, Katowice 2016, ISSN 2083-8611.

  9. Sokołowska E., Wiśniewski J.W., Forecasts of payment card payments against the changes in the infrastructure of the payment system in Poland, Financial Managements of Firms and Financial Institutions, Conference Proceedings from the 10th International Scientific Conference, part 4,p p. 1174-1182, ISSN 2336-162X.

  10. Sokołowska E., Wiśniewski J.W., Liquidity management in a small business by effective debt collection: a statistical analysis in a small industrial enterprise. Ekonomika 2015 94(1), Publisher: Vilnius University (Lithuania), pp.143-156, ISSN 1392-1258.

  11. Sokołowska E., Trends in the changes on the international art market, Scientific Papers of the University Of Pardubice, Series D, Faculty of Economics and Administration No. 33 (1/2015) Vol. XXII, pp. 122-130.

  12. Sokołowska E., Alternative Investments in Wealth Management - How to Earn in Crisis? , The European Financial Review, August-September 2014, London, pp. 32-37, ISSN 1757-5680.

  13. Sokołowska E., Expectations of growth through domestic demand, "Dialog"  3/2014 (42), Warsaw, pp. 34-40, ISSN 1734-9117.

  14. Sokołowska E., Schulz M., Methods for determining product prices on the services market in Poland, Research Papers of the University of Economics in Wroclaw,  The service sector – conditioning and development trends, Wroclaw 2014, pp. 155-164, ISSN 1899-3192.

  15. Sokołowska E., Tax optimization in selected financial investments,  in: Finances – new challenges of theory and practice. The Financial Market, Research Papers of the University of Economics in Wroclaw, Wroclaw 2011, pp. 577-588.

  16. Sokołowska E., The evolution and the prospects of the art investmenst as an alternative form of investing, in: Economietrics for practice, ed. M. Pilatowska, Publishing house: Polish Economic Society Publishing, Torun 2012, pp.159-175, ISBN 978-83-62049-20-2.

  17. Sokołowska E., An international comparative analysis of cosial transfers in Poland and Germany, "Dialog" 3 / 2012 (34), Warsaw, pp. 55-63, ISSN 1734-9117.