Theoretical and empirical aspects of business activity in Poland under transition

1. Introduction; 2. Economic Activity Changes in Transition Economies in the Context of Creative Destruction; 2. Determinants of Entreprises Innovative Activity in Manufacturing in Poland; 3. The Influence of Foreign Direct Investements on Productivity in the Host Country - Spillover Effects; 4. The Influence of Exchange rate Changes on Export and Import - Comparative Analysis of Theoretical Concepts; 5. The Relationship between Inflation and Unemployment in Poland; 6. Forecasting Power of the Leading Indicators in Polish Industry and Construction Sectors; 7. Accuracy of Business Tendency Survey Diagnoses and Forecasts and their Use in the Banking Practice; 8. The Usefulness of Composite Indicators from the Banking Business Tendency Survey in Short-term Macroeconomic Forecasting; 9. Business Tendency Fluctuations on the Insurance Market in Poland in the Years 1993-2006; 10. Forecasting Business Activity in Poland with New Indicators from the Insurance Business Tendency Survey.