Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny

What Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny does

Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny (PIE), also known as the Polish Economic Institute, is a public economic think tank headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. Its roots date back to 1928, and it was formally established under its current legal structure by the Act of 20 July 2018 on the Polish Economic Institute (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1735, as amended). The institute produces independent, evidence-based economic research, analyses, and policy recommendations across six core areas: macroeconomics, energy and climate, foreign trade, economic foresight, digital economy, and behavioral economics.

PIE's product portfolio spans recurring publications — the weekly Tygodnik Gospodarczy (Economic Newsletter), the quarterly Kwartalnik nieruchomościowy (Real Estate Quarterly), and the Podcast PIE on Spotify — alongside in-depth Raporty (research reports) and the Miesięczny Indeks Koniunktury (MIK), a monthly survey-based business climate index. It also offers ancillary commercial services: customized training programs (Szkolenia) for external institutions and office/conference space rental (Najem powierzchni) at its Warsaw headquarters on Al. Jerozolimskie 87. Distribution is primarily digital and free-of-charge through pie.net.pl, with email newsletters, events, and media partnerships as supplementary channels.

The institute is a state-budget-funded public institution under Article 17(1) of its founding Act, with no private shareholders and no disclosed revenue, headcount, or external funding rounds. Its primary constituents are Polish government ministries, the central bank, and development institutions commissioning research for policy formulation, supplemented by general public, media, and business users consuming its publications. The business model rests almost entirely on Polish state appropriations, with modest revenue from training and space rental services.

Name

Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny

Legal name

Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny

Website

https://pie.net.pl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1928

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny is a Polish public economic think tank, state-funded under a 2018 statute and tracing its history to 1928, producing macroeconomic research, policy reports, a weekly newsletter, a business climate index, and training for government, development institutions, and the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Policy Research

NAICS

Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (54191)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Think Tanks, Policy Research & Public Policy Institutes (BPAGAFAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economic & Macroeconomic Research (BPAHALAD), Policy, Regulatory & Public Affairs Research (BPAHALAF), Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ), Industry & Sector Research (Syndicated/Custom) (BPAHALAE)

Keywords

• Economic research
• Policy analysis
• Macroeconomic forecasting
• Economic publications
• Public policy consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Warsaw

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. State Budget Funding: Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny is a public institution co-financed from state budget funds in accordance with Article 17(1) of the Act of 20 July 2018 on the Polish Economic Institute (Journal of Laws 2018, item 1735, as amended). The institute conducts research and provides economic analysis funded by government appropriations.

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Polish Economic Institute (Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny) is a state-funded public economic think tank that produces independent economic research, analyses, and policy recommendations for Polish government institutions, businesses, and the general public. Its deliverables include periodic publications (the weekly Tygodnik Gospodarczy, the monthly Miesięczny Indeks Koniunktury business climate index, the Kwartalnik nieruchomościowy real estate quarterly), substantive economic reports, the Podcast PIE, professional trainings (Szkolenia), and rental of office and conference space (Najem powierzchni) at its Warsaw headquarters.

Product overview

Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny (PIE) is a public economic think tank with a history dating back to 1928. The institute operates as a unified research institution offering a portfolio of analytical publications and services, including the Tygodnik Gospodarczy (weekly economic publication), Raporty (research reports), Podcast PIE, the Miesięczny Indeks Koniunktury (MIK - monthly business climate index), Kwartalnik nieruchomościowy (real estate quarterly), as well as custom training programs and office space rental services. The institute's research areas include macroeconomics, energy and climate, foreign trade, economic foresight, digital economy, and behavioral economics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Weekly Economic [Tygodnik Gospodarczy]

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• International Monetary Fund (IMF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 July 2026The IMF and Polski Instytut Ekonomiczny organized a discussion where IMF representatives (Salih Fendoglu, Senior Financial Sector Expert, and Kohei Maehashi, Senior Economist from the Washington bureau) presented findings from the latest IMF 'Global Financial Stability Report'. Marcin Klucznik, Senior Advisor in the World Economy Team, moderated the discussion.
• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 July 2026Working meeting at PIE headquarters focused on the European Commission's proposals for strengthening the digital sovereignty of the European Union, including Cloud and AI Development Act (CADA), Chips Act 2.0, open-source software strategy, and digital transformation roadmap for AI in the energy sector. Representatives from selected ministries and development institutions participated.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• European Policy Centre (EPC): A Brussels-based think tank covering EU economic, digital, and industrial policy. Comparable as an EU-level policy interlocutor with overlapping research themes to PIE (digital economy, competitiveness, foresight).
• DIW Berlin (German Institute for Economic Research): A Berlin-based economic research institute producing policy-oriented economic analysis on macro, labor, energy, and digital topics. Comparable as a publicly funded economic-research institute with a similar statutory-public mandate structure to PIE.
• Bruegel: A leading European economic think tank based in Brussels covering macroeconomics, finance, climate, and digital policy. Comparable as a larger, EU-focused counterpart that PIE engages with via joint events and policy dialogue.
• Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS): A Brussels-based think tank producing research on EU economic, digital, and regulatory policy. Comparable as a senior European policy-research institution engaging with the same EU policy files (digital sovereignty, AI, energy) as PIE.
• ifo Institute (Leibniz Institute for Economic Research): A leading German economic research institute producing macroeconomic analysis, business climate indices (ifo Business Climate), and policy research. Comparable as a larger, established economic-research institute with a proprietary business-sentiment index analogous to PIE's MIK.

Direct peers

• WiseEuropa: A Polish think tank focused on European economic policy, macroeconomics, energy, and climate. Direct competitor in the Warsaw policy-research market with similar government and EU audience targeting.
• CASE Poland (Center for Social and Economic Research): A Warsaw-based economic think tank producing independent economic research and policy analysis for Poland and the broader region. Closely comparable in mission, geography, and product mix (reports, policy briefs, surveys) to PIE.
• Forum Energii: A Polish energy and climate think tank producing reports and policy recommendations. Comparable as a Warsaw-based, single-theme policy think tank that overlaps with PIE's energy and climate research stream.
• Polityka Insight: A Polish analytical center producing economic and political analysis for business and policy audiences. Comparable as a domestic competitor in Polish-language macroeconomic and policy commentary.

Others

• Polish Economic Society (Polskie Towarzystwo Ekonomiczne): A long-standing Polish economics association producing publications, conferences, and policy dialogue. Comparable as a Polish economic-research community of similar vintage (also founded in the early 20th century) but operating as a member society rather than a state-funded research institute.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PIE_NET_PL
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pienetpl

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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