Changes in human resources in Poland with regard to migration tendencies in the period 2010-2016

Karbowski, Adam (2017): Changes in human resources in Poland with regard to migration tendencies in the period 2010-2016. Published in: (2017)

Abstract

The purpose of this chapter is to assess the change tendencies in human resources in Poland as a factor of economic competitiveness in the period 2010-2016. Human resources constitute an important factor of international competitiveness of the national economy. Productivity of human resources and equipment of the economy in human resources translate immediately into the ability of the national economy to innovate and attract foreign direct investments. The relationship between the state of human resources in Poland in the period 2010-2016 and the international competitiveness of the Polish economy in that period constitutes the research problem of the following work. Compared to the previous studies in the series called “Poland. Report on Competitiveness” prepared every year at the World Economy Research Institute of the Warsaw School of Economics (SGH), this year’s report pays more attention to migration tendencies affecting human resources in Poland in the period 2010-2016. The analysis conducted in this chapter covers the most important aspects of changes in human resources in the Polish economy, such as demographic trends, changes in employment and the level of unemployment, growth in wages and salaries and labour productivity. The main focus is on describing the current migration tendencies affecting human resources in Poland.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: competitiveness; Poland
• Subjects: E - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics > E6 - Macroeconomic Policy, Macroeconomic Aspects of Public Finance, and General Outlook

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