article attempts to identify the vanguards and laggards in the health convergence process before and after the 2004 EU …. Later on, joining the EU in 2004 was not accompanied by immediate systematic convergence of life expectancy. However, very … delayed positive impact of EU enlargement leading to decreasing longevity disadvantage. The convergence process after 2004 was …

This paper examines the degree of convergence in social protection registered in the European Union during the 1970 … results indicate that there is no evidence of long-run convergence in Social Protection expenditure to GDP ratios. However, we …

Uses a specially constructed data set to present new evidence on the convergence performance of Ireland among European … convergence occurred among the EU 12 over the period. Ireland did exhibit catch-up on the EU average. However, Ireland …’s convergence performance becomes distinctly less favourable if adjustments are made for the increase in net factor outflows during …

Latvia's GDP might be up to 19% higher than under a hypothetical scenario of Latvia preserving its national currency. Several … convergence Latvia often differs substantially from large euro area countries and only on few occasions Latvia's respective …

social development. By convergence we usually mean harmonisation of the level of incomes across countries. Convergence also … means harmonisation of particular economic indicators, equalisation. Social convergence is discussed in the latter meaning …. According to the economic theory of convergence, the economic development level of less developed countries should approach the …

applied for full membership in the European Union. The results support convergence in general, but indicate a wide disparity … in the degree of convergence. From the real exchange rate standpoint the paper identifies the best candidates to join the …

making for regional development, having as goal the unique convergence at European levels, one must take into account the …

. Although convergence towards higher levels of income appears to be a distant prospect at current trend growth rates, this is … in this respect. While ... Renforcer la convergence des revenus en Europe Centrale après les adhesions à l … leur ont été très profitables. Même si la convergence vers des niveaux de revenu plus élevés semble une perspective …

This paper studies the degree of convergence in tax burden registered in the European Union during the 1967-95 period …

We use rolling cointegration to measure the convergence of base money, M2, the consumer price index and industrial …