The real convergence is a prerequisite for the long-term development of the EU member states, enhancing the effectiveness of monetary policy in the context of integration in the Economic and Monetary Union. Also, real convergence is a solid foundation for maintaining the nominal convergence...

Uneven economic growth during the recent years raise the question whether any factor of economic growth aside economic cycle fluctuations exists in Latvia. The objective of the Doctoral Thesis is, to assess the factors of economic growth in Latvia using econometric modelling techniques, and to...

The article refers to the main pros and cons of the optimal currency area membership. Each country has the right to choose if it wants to be part of an economic Union, but this implies taking over certain specific costs but also gaining some benefits. On its way to the euro currency, our country...

Summary The paper undertakes an empirical analytical assessment of some of the determinants of economic growth in the EU during the past decade, with a specific focus on the Central and Eastern European (CEE) members of the EU. The methodology is based on a combination of different statistical...

Summary This paper analyses the speed and patterns of economic convergence in the new EU Member States of Central and Eastern Europe during transition and the first years of EU membership. After a brief discussion of measurement and data issues, the paper provides stylised facts on growth and...

This paper suggests that real GDP is not an appropriate indicator for long-term comparisons of the performance of transformation and post-transformation economies either with developed economies, or one with another, or across different phases of development of a single economy. We analyse the...

In the convergence programme approved by the Hungarian government in September 2006, the "overriding objective" was to promote real convergence. This paper analyses the problems surrounding real convergence, in light of the broader correlations of economic growth relying heavily on the results...

Sudan’s economic prospects are good, but risks remain. The report states that strong actions were taken for Government Finance Statistics Manuals and Guides (GFSM) implementation for monitoring domestic arrears under the Staff-Monitored Program (SMP). The need to maintain macroeconomic...

Purpose – This essay aims to analyze the process of structural adjustment in developing countries. Its focus is on macroeconomic stabilization in the short-term, but the analysis is situated in a wider context to consider how it relates to the implications of structural reform in the...

This paper is an attempt to study the role that stable economic, financial, and political environments play in economic growth. It employs a modified version of the new growth model as developed by Barro (1997) in a sample of 80 developing countries. Unlike previous studies, the paper...