optimality in comparison with a reference group of the four EMU-member countries Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain. The …

sieben Mitgliedsländern der Eurozone (Griechenland, Portugal, Estland, Lettland, Litauen, Slowenien und die Slowakei) im …We scrutinize the role of capital flows in competitiveness in a set of seven euroarea member countries (Estonia, Greece …, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic) in the context of real convergence and crisis. A specific …

, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic) in the context of real convergence and crisis. A … specific focus is on Greece. The paper extends the seminal Balassa-Samuelson model to include international capital markets … 2013 show evidence of the Balassa-Samuelson effect if Greece is excluded from the panel. For Greece, this in turn provides …

convergence and crisis with a specific focus on Greece. The paper extends the seminal Balassa-Samuelson model to include … productivity increases in Greece. …