We propose using a simple Taylor rule to evaluate business cycle convergence of the Czech Republic, Hungary, and Poland … with the Eurozone. Our findings indicate an ongoing convergence of those CEE countries to the Eurozone, but with … instabilities and heterogeneity between the countries. Especially Poland has shown a high degree of convergence in recent years. But …

private consumption and their investments. This paper aims to analyse the impact of remittances on economic growth, private … consumption, private investments and the government tax revenue in low and upper middle-income countries. The paper highlights one … are positively related with economic growth and private consumption expenditure. Moreover, the results also indicate that …

consumption, government debt, government expenditure, GDP per capita, population growth and inflation are variables which are used … an increase in government debt or government expenditure will decrease household consumption per capita. This implies … consumption and economic growth, particularly during economic downturn. …

likely to have significant impacts on consumption, interest rates, and the current account. Empirical tests of these … on three empirical tests: effects on consumption, on interest rates, and on the current account balance. We find, across … results generally indicate that debt finance will increase the interest rate, will increase current consumption at the expense …

economic growth of eleven Central and Eastern European (CEE or EU11) countries, including their real convergence to the … equalization between the CEE countries and the EU15 is verified based on the β and σ convergence concepts. Second, the impact of … a clear-cut income-level convergence toward the EU15 and that variables associated with the EU membership (increasing …

The aim of the article is to verify the convergence process of the Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) (CEE10) countries … economic integration and convergence as well as business environment and growth. The study methods applied in in the article …10 and EU15 countries were developing in accordance with the convergence hypothesis. The impact of economic integration …