The EU candidate and potential candidate countries have made considerable progress in economic transition and … euro area remain large. This suggests that the challenges of real convergence will remain relevant for the region even in … with the euro area average. Thus, in order to sustain the positive developments observed in the past, further improvements …

The EU candidate and potential candidate countries have made considerable progress in economic transition and … euro area remain large. This suggests that the challenges of real convergence will remain relevant for the region even in … with the euro area average. Thus, in order to sustain the positive developments observed in the past, further improvements …

In the euro area, there is mixed evidence that the GDP per capita of lower-income economies has been catching up with …-convergence trap" long before the euro years. We also provide stylised facts on: (i) the central role of total factor productivity in … driving real convergence in the euro area over time, alongside other factors; and (ii) the crucial interaction of real …

After the Global Financial Crisis, productivity growth in many euro area countries fell behind non-euro EU and other … developed countries. While various explanations have been put forward, little has been said on the role of the euro in slowing … synthetic control method (SCM) to the productivity impact of the euro, have violated the similarity requirement of the donor …

pool of unemployed without creating upward risks to inflation. -- Growth ; EU neighborhood policy ; Trade ; FDI ; Financial …Despite significant economic reforms in many Southern Mediterranean EU neighbour countries, their growth performance … from closer ties with the EU that result in higher levels of trade and FDI inflows, once the turbulence of the 'Arab Spring …

Despite significant economic reforms in many Southern Mediterranean EU neighbour countries, their growth performance … from closer ties with the EU that result in higher levels of trade and FDI inflows, once the turbulence of the ‘Arab Spring … inflation under control, which will depend in great part on their ability to maintain fiscal discipline and sustainable current …

EU economies between 2000 and 2016. The relevance of this topic stems both from the far-reaching implications of real …

the current unprecedented crisis on the euro area economy has given the debate new impetus. As a contribution to this … broad measure defined as the ratio between disposable and primary incomes – and EU structural and investment funds. It … for the role of the EU structural and investment funds over the medium term, based on the newly available – and richest so …