Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/309648 
Year of Publication: 
2017
Citation: 
[Journal:] International Journal of Management and Economics [ISSN:] 2543-5361 [Volume:] 53 [Issue:] 4 [Year:] 2017 [Pages:] 50-60
Publisher: 
De Gruyter Open, Warsaw
Abstract: 
The first objective of this paper is to present theoretical approaches to the impact of trade growth (induced by monetary integration) on business cycle synchronization which is an important factor of a country's readiness for a currency union accession. The main conclusion from the first part of the analysis is that business cycle convergence and the cost of the lack of an autonomous monetary policy depend on intra-industry trade (IIT) intensity rather than on general trade growth. The second objective is to assess - using the IIT index as a measure of business cycle synchronization (and of susceptibility to asymmetric shocks transmitted mostly through trade channels) - preparedness of the Polish economy to the euro adoption. Calculations reveal that the IIT intensity in Poland is already relatively high (in particular in relations with the euro area members) and continues to rise. This confirms the increasing complementarity of Poland's economy with the economic structures of the euro area partners which reduces the probability of asymmetric shocks.
Subjects: 
intra-industry trade
optimum currency area
trade specialization
EU-10 countries
euro area
JEL: 
F11
F12
F15
F44
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Document Type: 
Article

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