Polish (native), English (fluent), French (fluent)
Professor at the Warsaw School of Economics, with a postdoctoral degree in the economic sciences, Andrzej Rzońca is also a member of supervisory boards of commercial law companies. His positions held to date have included president of the board of the Association of Polish Economists, member of the Monetary Policy Council (third term), chief economist at the Altus investment fund, vice president of the Civil Development Forum (FOR), and advisor to the president of the National Bank of Poland. He is a graduate of the Warsaw School of Economics and the WEMBA programme run by the Warsaw School of Economics and University of Minnesota.
Growth in the European Union since the outbreak of the global financial crisis is slower (1) than before the crisis, (2) than the trend would indicate, (3) than forecast and (4) than in the United States. The factors driving its weakness lie more on the supply side than the demand side. The loss of potential … Continued
In 2009, for the first time since the end of World War II, the world economy shrank. This resulted from the economic downturn in highly developed countries and surprised most economists. According to the IMF forecast published in spring 2008, GDP growth in these countries was expected to accelerate from 1.3% in 2008 to 3.8%. … Continued
