Poland and the European Union: The Monetary Policy Dimension. Monetary Policy before Poland's Accession to the European Union

• Autorzy: Zbigniew Polański
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

In this two-part article the National Bank of Poland's monetary policy is described and analyzed from the perspective of Poland's undertakings to join the European Union and, over time, to adopt the single monetary policy and the euro. In the first part of the paper we focus on monetary policy problems before Poland's accession to the EU on 1 May 2004. The main message can be summarized as follows: given the above all legal nature of the EU accession process, its impact on Polish monetary policy was more visible on the institutional side than on the design and conduct of policies.(original abstract)

W krótkim rysie historycznych przedstawiono starania Polski o wstąpienie w struktury Unii Europejskiej. Omówiono politykę monetarną Narodowego Banku Polskiego w latach 1990-1997. Przybliżono strategię celu inflacyjnego realizowaną w latach 1998-2004.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Monetary policy; Inflation; Poland's economic integration with the EU; Exchange rate developments; Interest rate

PL

Polityka pieniężna; Inflacja; Integracja gospodarcza Polski z UE; Kształtowanie kursu walutowego; Stopa procentowa

• Czasopismo: Bank i Kredyt
• Rocznik: 2004
• Numer: nr 5
• Strony: 4--18

Twórcy

autor

Zbigniew Polański

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