doc. Ing. Peter Sika, PhD.

Faculty: Faculty of Economics and Finance

Department: Department of Social Development and Labour

Position: associate professor

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Current and previous employment

associate professor
University of Economics in Bratislava
2010 - 2024

associate professor
Universitas Trenchiniensis
2003 - 2023

State Secretary
Ministry of Labour, social affairs and family of the Slovak republic
2006 - 2010

Regional Assembly
The Self-Governing Region of Trenčín
2006 - 2009

assistant professor
University of Economics in Bratislava
1998 - 2003

Development of pedagogical, professional, language, digital and other skills

Complementary pedagogical study
University of Žilina
2000

Complementary pedagogical study
University of Economics in Bratislava
2001

statistical methods in data analysis
ACREA Centrum výuky
2012

Intensive language course
The Meridian International School, Sydney, Austrália
2002

Number of defended theses

Bakalárske (prvý stupeň): 34

Diplomové (druhý stupeň): 74

Dizertačné (tretí stupeň): 1

Overview of the research/artistic/other outputs

Number of the research/artistic/other outputs registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases: 13

Number of citations registered in the Web of Science or Scopus databases: 23

Number of invited lectures at the international, national level: 3

The most significant research/artistic/other outputs

Reality and Expectations of Old-Age Pension Savings in the Pension System of the Slovak Republic / Peter Sika, Jarmila Vidová. - VEGA 1/0251/19. In: Národohospodářský obzor : časopis věnovaný otázkám národohospodářským a sociálněpolitickým = Review of Economic Perspectives. - Brno : Ekonomicko-správní fakulta MU, 2021. - ISSN 1213-2446. - Vol. 21, no. 4 (2021), pp. 411-436 online. (2021: 0.221 - SJR).

The Reverse Mortgage as a Financial Tool for Increasing the Living Standard of Seniors in the Slovak Republic / Mária Husáková, Eva Rievajová, Peter Sika, Silvia Šipikalová. - VEGA 1/0002/16.

In: Ekonomický časopis : časopis pre ekonomickú teóriu, hospodársku politiku, spoločensko-ekonomické prognózovanie = journal for economic theory, economic policy, social and economic forecasting = Journal of economics : journal for economic theory, economic policy, social and economic forecasting. - Bratislava : Ekonomický ústav SAV : Prognostický ústav SAV, 2018. - ISSN 0013-3035. - Roč. 66, č. 6 (2018), s. 621-640. (2018: 0.843 - IF, 0.332 - SJR, Q3 - JCR Best Q).

Sociálna politika / Peter Sika a kolektív ; recenzenti: Vojtěch Krebs, Jaroslava Szüdi. - 1. vydanie. - Bratislava : Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2018. - 342 s. [24,4 AH] [24,4 AH]. - VEGA 1/0002/16, VEGA 1/0001/16. - ISBN 978-80-225-4544-0.

Sustainability of the Pension System of the Slovak Republic in the Changed Socio-Economic Conditions / Peter Sika, Alžbeta Martišková. - ITMS 26240120032, VEGA 1/0002/16.

In: Journal of Security and Sustainability Issue. - Vilnius : The General Jonas Žemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania. - ISSN 2029-7025. - Vol. 6, no. 1 (September 2016), pp. 113-123. (2016: 0.434 - SJR).

Dôchodkový systém v zmenených sociálno-ekonomických podmienkach vo väzbe na príjmovú situáciu dôchodcov / Eva Rievajová, Peter Sika, Mária Husáková. - VEGA 1/0330/11, ITMS 26240120032.

In: Sociológia : časopis pre otázky sociológie = Slovak sociological review. - Bratislava : Sociologický ústav SAV, 2012. - ISSN 0049-1225. - Roč. 44, č. 4 (2012), s. 456-477. (2012: 0.240 - IF, 0.208 - SJR, Q4 - JCR Best Q).

The most significant research/artistic/other outputs over the last six years

Potenciál striebornej ekonomiky pre trh práce a industry 4.0 = Silver Economy Potential for the Labor Market and Industry 4.0 / Peter Sika. - VEGA 1/0251/19.

In: Vplyv Industry 4.0 na tvorbu pracovných miest 2019 [elektronický zdroj] = The Impact of Industry 4.0 on Job Creation 2019 : zborník vedeckých príspevkov z medzinárodnej vedeckej konferencie = Proceedings of Scientific Papers from the International Scientific Conference / zostavovateľ/Editor: Marcel Kordoš ; recenzenti/Reviewers: Jaroslav Holomek, Adriana Grenčíková, Jozef Habánik. - Trenčín : Trenčianska univerzita Alexandra Dubčeka v Trenčíne, 2020. - ISBN 978-80-8075-903-2. - S. 335-344 online.

Interrelationship of Migration and Housing in Slovakia / Peter Sika, Jarmila Vidova. - VEGA 1/0002/16.

In: Journal of International Studies [elektronický zdroj] : Scientific Papers. - Szczecin : Centre of Sociological Research. - ISSN 2306-3483. - Vol. 10, no. 3 (2017), pp. 91-104 online. (2017: 0.511 - SJR).

Vybrané socio-ekonomické otázky bývania v Slovenskej republike [elektronický zdroj] / Peter Sika, Jarmila Vidová, Jakub Girašek ; recenzovali: Eva Rievajová, Vieroslava Holková. - 1. vydanie. - Bratislava : Vydavateľstvo EKONÓM, 2022. - CD-ROM 127 s. [9,95 AH] [9,95 AH]. - VEGA 1/0251/19. - ISBN 978-80-225-4948-6.

Regional View on Housing of the Marginalized Roma Population in the Slovak Republic / Peter Sika, Jarmila Vidová, Eva Rievajová. - VEGA 1/0251/19, VEGA 1/0037/20.

In: Sustainability [elektronický zdroj] : [International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability]. - Basel : MDPI. - ISSN 2071-1050. - Vol. 12, no. 14 (2020), pp. 1-24 online. (2020: 3.251 - IF, 0.612 - SJR, Q2 - JCR Best Q).

Christmas Allowance as a Non-System Tool for Sustainability of Quality of Life of Slovak Seniors / Jarmila Vidová, Peter Sika. - VEGA 1/0251/19.

In: Sustainability [elektronický zdroj] : [International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability]. - Basel : MDPI. - ISSN 2071-1050. - Vol. 12, no. 9 (2020), pp. 1-14 online. (2020: 3.251 - IF, 0.612 - SJR, Q2 - JCR Best Q).

The most significant citations corresponding to the research/artistic/other outputs

Acientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education. Science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences No. 1/0226/23 "Socio-economic challenges and opportunities related to aging policy to ensure sustainable economic growth and innovation". Type of participation: project leader. Solution period: 2023-2026. Abstract: Population aging is already one of the biggest challenges for all EU countries and hurts all spheres of society. That is why the European Commission, in its Green Paper on Aging 2021, also calls for a debate on new opportunities and opportunities for an aging European society. The projected growth in the number of elderly people and the decline in the economically active is perceived not only as an economic but also a social threat. We are unlikely to be able to reverse this undesirable process, so it is necessary to shift the negative perception of the aging process as a burden on public finances to the perception of aging as an opportunity for sustainable economic growth. In our project, we set ourselves the goal of identifying innovative socio-economic challenges and opportunities related to the aging population and proposing a framework of systemic measures to ensure economic growth and innovation using the potential of a growing group of silver generation in the Slovak Republic.

Acientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education. Science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences No. 1/0251/19 "Households housing investments and the possibility of their alternative use as additional income at the time of receipt of the pension benefit". Type of participation: project leader. Solution period: 2019-2022. Abstract: Existing ongoing pension systems funding puts increasing demands on productive populations and taxpayers and is also a burden on government budgets. The priority area within the public policies of the EU member states is to ensure sustainable and adequate old-age pensions, which, in the current situation, the underdevelopment of financial resources is not easy. For this reason, we sought to identify alternative ways of financing the saturation of the needs of retirement people through investment wealth in real estate that could be incorporated into the reformed pension system. Within the framework of the project, we will address: the current efficiency of pension systems in selected countries. We will set out approaches to their quantification with a link to the standard of living of retirees. We will propose alternative ways of financing the seniors' living needs and, based on empirical data, we will verify the effectiveness of the model.

Acientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education. Science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences No. 1/0037/20 "New challenges and solutions for employment growth in changing socio-economic conditions". Type of participation: researcher. Solution period: 2020-2023. Abstract: The project is focused on the assessment and scientific processing of significant changes in the labor market, new requirements for the workforce in the process of emerging robotics, ongoing demographic changes, new trends in labor migration and other important phenomena. Research and proposals for measures, mechanisms, recommendations for further employment growth, support for the employability of the most vulnerable groups with an emphasis on young people, recommendations for balancing regional disparities in the labor market, quantification of the impact of the tax burden on employment.

Participation in conducting (leading) the most important research projects or art projects over the last six years

Acientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education. Science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences No. 1/0226/23 "Socio-economic challenges and opportunities related to aging policy to ensure sustainable economic growth and innovation". Type of participation: project leader. Solution period: 2023-2026. Abstract: Population aging is already one of the biggest challenges for all EU countries and hurts all spheres of society. That is why the European Commission, in its Green Paper on Aging 2021, also calls for a debate on new opportunities and opportunities for an aging European society. The projected growth in the number of elderly people and the decline in the economically active is perceived not only as an economic but also a social threat. We are unlikely to be able to reverse this undesirable process, so it is necessary to shift the negative perception of the aging process as a burden on public finances to the perception of aging as an opportunity for sustainable economic growth. In our project, we set ourselves the goal of identifying innovative socio-economic challenges and opportunities related to the aging population and proposing a framework of systemic measures to ensure economic growth and innovation using the potential of a growing group of silver generation in the Slovak Republic.

Acientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education. Science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences No. 1/0251/19 "Households housing investments and the possibility of their alternative use as additional income at the time of receipt of the pension benefit". Type of participation: project leader. Solution period: 2019-2022. Abstract: Existing ongoing pension systems funding puts increasing demands on productive populations and taxpayers and is also a burden on government budgets. The priority area within the public policies of the EU member states is to ensure sustainable and adequate old-age pensions, which, in the current situation, the underdevelopment of financial resources is not easy. For this reason, we sought to identify alternative ways of financing the saturation of the needs of retirement people through investment wealth in real estate that could be incorporated into the reformed pension system. Within the framework of the project, we will address: the current efficiency of pension systems in selected countries. We will set out approaches to their quantification with a link to the standard of living of retirees. We will propose alternative ways of financing the seniors' living needs and, based on empirical data, we will verify the effectiveness of the model.

Acientific Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education. Science, research and sport of the Slovak Republic and the Slovak Academy of Sciences No. 1/0037/20 "New challenges and solutions for employment growth in changing socio-economic conditions". Type of participation: researcher. Solution period: 2020-2023. Abstract: The project is focused on the assessment and scientific processing of significant changes in the labor market, new requirements for the workforce in the process of emerging robotics, ongoing demographic changes, new trends in labor migration and other important phenomena. Research and proposals for measures, mechanisms, recommendations for further employment growth, support for the employability of the most vulnerable groups with an emphasis on young people, recommendations for balancing regional disparities in the labor market, quantification of the impact of the tax burden on employment.

Overview of organizational experience related to higher education and research/artistic/other activities

Member of the Scientific Council Faculty of Social and Economic Relations
Universitas Trenchiniensis
2006-2010

Member of the Council of the Government of the Slovak Republic for Public Administration
Government Office of the Slovak Republic
2006-2010

Member of the Supervisory Board of the Social Insurance Agency
National Council of the Slovak Republic
2007-2010

Editor-in-chief of an online scientific journal "Review of socio-economic development"
University of Economics in Bratislava
2015-2020

Member of the commission no. 1 of the Cultural and Educational Grant Agency of the Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic
Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic
2020 -

Overview of international mobilities and visits oriented on education and research/artistic/other activities in the given field of study

VSB - Technical University of Ostrava, 17. listopadu 2172/15, 708 00 Ostrava - Poruba, Česká republika
17/01/2024 - 31/01/2024,
Erasmus+ - Staff mobility for training