Scientific Bulletin – Economic Sciences, Vol. 8 (14)
COMPETITIVENESS OF THE POLISH ECONOMY COMPARED WITH
THE ROMANIAN ONE
Wioletta WEREDA Ph.D. Lecturer
1
, Alina HAGIU University Assistant Ph.D. Candidate
2
1
University of Poldasie
2
University of Pitesti
alinahagiu@yahoo.com
Abstract: Generally, competitiveness of the economy defines importance of the national
economy in the world market. It is a very complex notion assessed by various
institutions using different indicators which actually reflect only selected aspects, such
as prospects for economic development, technological progress, quality of public
institutions, quality of the national business environment, quality of business legislation,
level of prices as well as technical infrastructure.
Key words: competitiveness, performance, development, ranking.
JEL codes: E00; G18; O5
INTRODUCTION
The economic theory emphasizes two assessment sizes of the competitiveness’s level such
as: the microeconomic one and the macroeconomic one. At microeconomic level,
competitiveness, on one hand, is an attribute of some individuals professionally trained and
motivated to perform economic activities (individually or in teams or groups) efficiently on the
base of some performances a bound to inventiveness, adaptability, resistance, team work). On
the other hand, microeconomic competitiveness of an organization (enterprises, holdings,
groups, Non-Government Organizations etc) reflects its capacity to offer products to the market
and/or services at the best ratio price-quality-environment impact, in relation to intern or
international competition.
The main features of competitiveness at microeconomic level are: innovation, research-
development, eco-management, quality, and citizen’s safety, all of them having effect in the
product’s or service price.
At macroeconomic level competitiveness is an attribute of some places, regions, countries
or groups potential to offer to the market qualitative products/services that include the
application