real and nominal convergence remains largely incomplete, which requires a substantial strengthening of alternative …, euro adoption should speed up the convergence process. This Working Paper relates to the 2010 OECD Economic Survey of …'autant plus cruciales à l'approche de l'adoption de la monnaie unique que le processus de convergence réelle et nominale reste …

We study the convergence of European bond markets and the anchoring of inflation expectations in euro area countries …) has led to substantial convergence in euro area sovereign bond markets in terms of interest rate levels, unconditional …

Euro area countries exhibited modest convergence prior to the financial crisis and diverged thereafter. Such divergence … countries. This might then explain in part the modest convergence and then divergence of euro area countries. …

last recession brought convergence to a halt. This paper asks, first, whether sigma-convergence is found when other … dimensions of inequality are taken into account, and second, whether the recent economic recovery led to renewed convergence. To … assess sigma-convergence, I estimate transnational inequality in the euro area (EA-13) using a decomposable multidimensional …

and timing of euro adoption. We investigate the real-nominal convergence nexus from the perspective of euro area entry. We … argue that the initial level of economic development as measured by per capita income and the speed of real convergence have …