Wpływ integracji europejskiej na wzrost gospodarczy
The influence of European integration on economic growth

Summary/Abstract: This paper describes the costs and benefits of European economic integration. Accession to European Union is associated with the reduction of all obstacles to the free flow of goods, capital and labor across UE members. It means more efficient use of economic resources, improving competitiveness and productivity. The second step of integration – introduction of the euro also brings a lot of advantages, such as for example: the elimination of transactional costs and exchange rate uncertainty and decrease in interest rates. In the long run the adoption of a common currency is related to increase in trade, investments and the final effect – increase in economic growth. Obviously, we have to remember about the costs of integration – above all, loss of independent monetary policy. The size of the costs depends on the adequacy of the ECB decisions to the economic situation in a particular country. In this paper, we try to answer the question about the influence of European integration on economic growth. We present a description of econometric model – estimation results confirm positive correlation between economic growth and European integration.

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