This chapter analyzes the sources of Poland's unprecedented economic performance after 1989, when Poland became Europe …'s and the world's growth champion. I argue that this growth miracle was driven by five fundamental factors, including Poland …’s accession to the European Union. All five factors were critically important, but without accession to the EU, Poland's economic …

, owing to limited time series of the available data. This paper presents an analysis of investment in Poland based on an …

Poland stands out among transition economies as having experienced a relatively short and shallow contraction followed … by sustained, vigorous growth. This paper examines various aspects of Poland’s growth performance from 1992 through 1998 … at the macroeconomic level as well as across sectors and regions. It discusses the sources of Poland’s growth, showing …

behavior. In Poland, empirical evidence suggests that relative wage rigidity contributed to lower employment and output, but …

This paper reviews the experience of 1990, the first year of Poland’s program of stabilization and reform. The …