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The evolution of the Polish central bank’s views on Eurozone membership

Rafał Riedel

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Economics and Econometricsmedia_common.quotation_subjectPolish050905 science studiesPublic opinionNational bankMonetary integrationPolitical science0502 economics and businessNBPmedia_common.cataloged_instanceEuropean Union050207 economicsEuropean unionmedia_commonEnthusiasmbusiness.industry05 social sciencesmonetary integrationlanguage.human_languageEconomyCentral bankPolitical economylanguagePoland0509 other social sciencesbusiness

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AbstractThis article analyses the reports published by the National Bank of Poland (NBP – Narodowy Bank Polski) between 2004 and 2014. These reports shed light on the evolution of official thinking on the possibility of Polish participation in the Eurozone, revealing a decline in enthusiasm over time. This change has taken place against a backdrop of a shift in general public attitudes (in Poland) towards the European Union, and a more specific shift in public opinion on the desirability of monetary integration on the supranational level caused by the economic crisis. These two factors explain the shift in conclusions and arguments contained in the official reports of the National Bank of Poland.

10.1080/14631377.2016.1242213http://www.tandfonline.com