The Influence of Polish Emigration on Economic Development in Poland after the Accession to European Union in 2004

Abstract

Within the last decade an increasing amount of attention has focused on the relationship between international migration, brain drain, and economic growth. Since education has often been cited as a major determinant of long-term economic growth, conventional wisdom has typically argued that the international migration of people endowed with a high level of human capital - the so-called "brain drain” - is detrimental for the country of emigration. According to this argument, the large-scale departure of highly-educated workers from Poland after the accession to European Union in 2004 seems probable to depress income levels and long-run economic growth rates in Poland. The hughe level of emigrants form Poland particulary jung, welleducated people have received considerable attention in both academic research and the press. Researchers used to ask whether Polish emigration has a positive or negative effect on development. Recent economic studies suggest that migration and development are closely linked to one another. That why is so important to find the best way to manage effectively the migration in Poland