Abstract:
The author of the study focuses on the analysis and evaluation of the international competitiveness of the Polish economy since its accession to the European Union. Adopting a macroeconomic approach, the study covers the following areas: general competitiveness, price & cost competitiveness, non-price competitiveness and external competitiveness. On the basis of statistical, analytical and descriptive methods, the author concludes that in the period 2004-2012 the general competitiveness of the Polish economy improved, but the least progress was made in non-price competitiveness.