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. …

attitudes, using surveys from the Finnish Business and Policy Forum, and find that there has been a strong regional convergence … analysis. On the other hand, we do not find a significant convergence with respect to the attitude towards immigration. …

achieved mostly sustained convergence with Western Europe. Many EU-CEE countries have overtaken Southern EU member states in … more sustained and sustainable rate of convergence with Western Europe in the coming decades. We find that governments in …

This study estimates the rate and distance to convergence of WAMZ Member States and provides a comparative analysis of … nominal and real convergence to evaluate WAMZ's preparedness for monetary integration. We employ monthly data on the consumer … price index and nominal exchange rate from January 2003 to December 2022 to assess nominal convergence, while annual real …

This study investigates the income of self-employed based on the panel Labour Markets and Social Security of the …

We analyze the situation of self-employed receiving means-tested benefits in Germany. A severe loss of income is the … education and working hours, the income of the self-employed actually is much worse in comparison to paid employees who also …