Economic growth in Poland from 1990 to 2006

International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies

Volumn 1, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 156-176

  Kryk, Barbara ^a  

^a Department of Microeconomics ^*  (Poland)

Author keywords

change in the structure of the economy; economic growth; factors determining economic growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 75449107738     PISSN: 17520452     EISSN: 17520460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEPEE.2008.019261     Document Type: Article

References (11)

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8. In some countries, recession lasted till the mid-1990s, while in other post-socialist countries, it lasted even till the end of 1990s.
9. This fact is shown in the research on the effect of Engel’s law in Poland and on increase in the share of expenses incurred among others on luxurious goods, goods of a better sort, and service in the total of consumer expenditure. Generally speaking, the research indicates that there are positive changes in the structure of consumer expenditure and real income increase.
10. Intensive growth is characterised by the following factors: increase in work output, lower indexes of material consumption, energy consumption, capital intensity, accompanied by greater use of land and forests. Generally speaking, the greater the share of expenditure productivity in economic growth rate, the more intensive the growth. The most important regulating mechanisms are as follows: efficient markets and pro-innovative economic policy.
11. Indexes presented in the report (Polska op.cit.) were used.