A Polish economist and writer. Doctor habilitatus of Economic Sciences, retired Associate Professor at the University of Gdańsk. A former member of the Monetary Policy Council (2004–2010). He worked on the Prime Minister’s Economic Council (2010–2014). He was actively involved in the press office of the Gdańsk Shipyard strike in August 1980. A co-founder of the then-underground magazine Przegląd Polityczny [Political Review] (1983) – his collaboration with the magazine continues to date. He co-organised the First Congress of Liberals in Gdańsk. His novel Szklanki żydowskiej krwi (Glasses of Jewish Blood) was nominated for the Pomeranian Literary Award "Wind from the Sea" [Wiatr od morza] (2021).