This paper analyses real income convergence in central, eastern and south-eastern Europe (CESEE) to the most advanced EU economies between 2000 and 2016. The relevance of this topic stems both from the far-reaching implications of real income convergence for economic welfare and the importance...

In wirtschaftlicher Hinsicht war die Erweiterung der EU um die mittel- und osteuropäischen Länder (MOEL) erfolgreich. Diese Staaten konnten sich durchweg in den gemeinsamen Binnenmarkt integrieren. Die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung deutet auf Konvergenz und Kohäsion. Dazu haben auch...

"Since the 1990s, the economic development of Central and Eastern Europe has maintained high economic growth rates, seemingly leading to an era of prosperity. This very positive vision of future economic success, linked to current political backlash and a long history of economic adversity, is a...