INFRASTRUKTURALNE UWARUNKOWANIA KONWERGENCJI REGIONALNEJ - DOŚWIADCZENIA POLSKI W OKRESIE CZŁONKOSTWA W UNII EUROPEJSKIEJ
INFRASTRUCTURE AS A DETERMINANT OF REGIONAL CONVERGENCE - POLAND'S EXPERIENCE DURING ITS MEMBERSHIP IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

Summary/Abstract: The aim of the study is to determine the importance of the infrastructure base, including technical and social infrastructure, for interregional income convergence in Poland in the years 2004-2023, i.e., after Poland's accession to the European Union (EU). The hypothesis of the positive impact of both technical and social infrastructure on economic growth was verified. A taxonomic method was used to assess the state of the technical and social infrastructure of Polish voivodeships and the disparities in the development of this infrastructure during the study period. Dynamic panel models were used to determine the importance of infrastructure and its individual types for economic growth and interregional beta convergence. It was found that despite significant improvements in the technical and social infrastructure base in all Polish voivodeships in the post-accession period, interregional disparities in this regard persist and even deepen. At the same time, a significant positive impact of infrastructure on economic growth was demonstrated, particularly technical infrastructure. However, the results indicate that interregional variation in

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