The "Households' attitudes and preferences as capital providers in the market for socially responsible financial instruments in the context of climate change" project is aimed at supporting young scientists in conducting scientific research by financing the costs related to the collection, processing and analysis of empirical data, including disseminating the results of the research in the national and international scientific community and among residents and entrepreneurs operating in the Metropolis GZM area.

This research project aims to identify the factors that make households more likely to fund the green transition by purchasing socially responsible financial instruments. Previous research in this area is scarce and rather descriptive in nature, failing to provide a proper contextualization of the problem within the theory of investment decision-making. Consequently, it does not offer guidance for public authorities, among other things. The proposed study aims to fill this gap.

The research task will be conducted by dr Rafał Buła,  and involves the following activities:

1. analysis of relevant literature (national and international) covered by the research task;
2. analysis of publicly available secondary data;
3. development of original scientific research on the intertemporal preferences of residents of Metropolis GZM; 
4. preparation and analysis of statistical data collected as part of the research task;
5. presentation of research results at renowned national and international scientific conferences;
6. preparation of a scientific paper presenting the results of the research;
7. popularization of research results among residents of Metropolis GZM (e.g., in the form of public lectures, participation in popular science events, etc.).

The project coordinator is dr hab. Monika Foltyn-Zarychta, prof. UE. This project is part of the "ECOnomics4Climate III" cluster project implemented by Prof. Foltyn-Zarychta, with the support of Internationalization.    

The "Households' attitudes and preferences as capital providers in the market for socially responsible financial instruments in the context of climate change" project has been co-financed by the Metropolis GZM within the framework of the "Metropolitan Science and Education Support Fund" program for years 2022-2024. The total grant amount is PLN 34,785.00.

Project implementation period: March – November 2025.