Błażej Kochański is an assistant professor at the Department of Statistics and Econometrics  at the Faculty of Management and Economics of Gdańsk University of Technology, banking risk expert. He worked for banks in Poland and Europe, as a risk specialist, planning and analysis manager, chief risk officer, supervisory board member and management consultant. He built numerous credit risk management models, successfully managed credit portfolios and developed effective strategies for managing the risk of retail clients. After moving to academia, he is ready to share his experience, knowledge and intuitions as part of consulting and training, through expert cooperation and scientific publications.

Research interests

• scoring models and loan pricing
• economics of retail banking
• systemic risk in financial markets
• risk management in banking
• financial statistics and econometrics

Courses taught

• Descriptive and mathematical statistics
• Capital market models
• Investment projects evaluation

Diploma theses topics

• Analysis of an economic phenomenon based on Diagnoza Społeczna (Social Diagnosis) data
• House prices, house price indices, trends, descriptive and predictive models
• Financial analysis and stock market trends in a selected industry
• Equity crowdfunding in Poland and other countries
• Solving problems of entrepreneurs using statistical or financial modelling
• Banking market, banking risk, systemic risk
• Statistical validation of the stock market technical analysis tools
• Other topics, if agreed in advance

Consultation hours

Tuesdays 12:00-12:45 in room 810 Building B or other days and hours by prior arrangement (bkochanski@zie.pg.gda.pl)