The introduction of Euro currency was a game-changing event intended to induce convergence of …

In our analysis, we examine the convergence of all recent ten European Union (EU) members to EU standards. Novel … features of the paper include more complete measures of convergence, in particular fiscal convergence; a broader examination of … inflation convergence with respect to the Maastricht benchmark as well as the European Central Bank’s inflation objective; and …

economy. Also the interconnection between income convergence and the structural convergence of the economic activities is a …

The discourse surrounding convergence of mass media content and infrastructures has been fraught with extravagant … convergence issue in order to explore the disconnect between the hype and realities of convergence. Three research questions … characterize the relevant existing policy initiatives, identify obstacles to convergence and in comparativist terms ascertain which …

important features of social-andeconomic systems convergence under conditions of globalization and European integration, as well …

This paper derives a convergence equation for a world integrated by trade. We find that factor price equalization … reduces the rate of income convergence among economies with identical preferences and identical technologies. This finding … integrated world model can explain low rates of convergence frequently observed in empirical studies without resorting to a large …