The Economic Growth and Regional Convergence in Interwar Poland: Detailed Historical National Accounts

Maciej Bukowski (), Michał Kowalski and Marcin Wroński
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Maciej Bukowski: University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences
Michał Kowalski: University of Warsaw, Faculty of Economic Sciences
Marcin Wroński: Warsaw School of Economics, Collegium of World Economy, Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies

No 2025-03, Working Papers from Faculty of Economic Sciences, University of Warsaw

Abstract: We provide the first estimate of the Polish national, regional and sectoral GDP in the interwar period. We find that the Polish economy's performance in the interwar period was much better than it was assumed before. In the years 1924 – 1938, the real GDP per capita increased by almost 40% or by 2.3% annually. As economic growth was stronger in the poorer regions significant regional convergence was achieved. Our results challenge the dominant narrative about the weak performance of the Polish economy in the interwar years.

Keywords: economic history; Poland; Great Depression; regional convergence; economic growth (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: N10 N14 N90 N94 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 78 pages
Date: 2025
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