Our study evaluates the trade-off between real and nominal convergence in transition countries relating European integration (case of Romania). The potential conflict between Maastricht criteria and the possibility to obtain a faster real convergence with the European Union countries is...

In transition, the Romanian authorities have advanced the development of prudent macroeconomics policies and implemented structural reforms in the market for goods, labor and financial products. On the long term, Romanian real convergence to the European model is more important than nominal...