. We analyse the convergence of interest rates in four major EMU countries from 1999 to 2007. We suggest to test the … convergence of the interest rates with the full term structure of interest rates with both univariate and multivariate inference …

' bursts, sovereign debt defaults, and currency crisis were also contributing factors to the crisis. The convergence of …

industrial firms, which have to survive in the environment of Eurozone and the market of 300 million consumers. Results show that …

This paper studies the possibility of human development convergence in the world from 1975 through 2005. Human … development is measured by the Human Development Index (HDI) trend, and convergence across countries is tested for by the panel … convergence. …

This paper analyses the convergence process of inequality in income among five Balkan countries in the 1989-2008 period … approach is to consider the convergence of countries' contributions to the international income inequality. The model allows … simultaneously to test the convergence process of income and inequality. The results indicate a real convergence process between …

This paper analyses the convergence process of inequality in income among five Balkan countries in the 1989-2005 period … approach is to consider the convergence of country contributions to the international income inequality. The model allows … simultaneously to test the convergence process of income and inequality. The results indicate a real convergence process between …

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 …

economic and financial diplomacy can contribute to these countries' economic integration with the eurozone and the EU27 in …

The convergence literature frequently presupposes some unidentified steady state distribution. This paper presents a … new method to identify the presence and rate of convergence to a steady state distribution. The method is illustrated with …