Global FDI inflows dropped by nearly 40% from 1.7 trillion USD in 2008 to less than 1 trillion USD in 2009 as UNCTAD reported. While developed economies noticed significant fall in FDI inflows (by 93% in USA, 57% in UK), many economies have been attracting foreign investors through local...

This paper considers unregistered international trade along the eastern border of Poland. On this basis, we present difficulties in defining the parallel economy. We present a number of possibilities of assessing the unregistered trade volume by indirect information such as passenger transport...

In this paper I analyze the role of business service offshoring in international cooperation over the recession. In business services – as described in Schumpeterian literature – external restructuring including resource and production relocation is more intensive during recession periods...

Okres ostatnich siedmiu lat to czas istotnych zmian, jakie zaszły w gospodarce naszego kraju w wyniku wstąpienia do Unii Europejskiej. Wiele opublikowanych dotychczas raportów i analiz przedstawia różne oceny zarówno w kontekście mikro -- jak i makroekonomicznym. Wejście w życie...

Countries of the CEE region are at the top list of the most attractive offshoring locations for business services. Against this background, Poland stands out in a dynamic growth market for business services. This study aims to identify and detailed analysis of the factors that prompted foreign...

Pogarszające się warunki ekonomiczne w związku z kryzysem stały się dla wielu firm powodem poszukiwania sposobu zapewniającego utrzymanie opłacalności. Szansą na przetrwanie stał się outsourcing. Odkąd firmy outsourcujące procesy biznesowe zaczęły poszukiwać dostarczycieli za...

Trade policy has been a popular field of economists’ interests since Brander and Spencer works were published in 1985. In the presence of strengthening competition on international markets, many governments are interested in supporting their chosen industries. The most profitable support is...

Last three years brought significant changes in the Polish economy. Poland’s accession to the European Union in May 2004 has strongly affected all sectors of the economy. Those changes were expected before EU enlargement, but not precisely assessed. Before Poland joined EU, many estimations...

Research background: UK rejects the paradigm of the role and rank of the security community and the perception of European integration as a road of no return. Economic and legal study allows to assess the reasoning of Brexit and future regime of EU-UK relations. Purpose of the article: To assess...

The aim of the paper is to analyse the process of liberalisation of trade in services in the European Union. Even though the history of this process is quite long, the effects are less than moderate. Intra-EU trade in services accounts for 20% of its total trade, which is also the world average,...