Economic Convergence in the Euro Area : Coming Together or Drifting Apart? /

We examine economic convergence among euro area countries on multiple dimensions. While there was nominal convergence of inflation and interest rates, real convergence of per capita income levels has not occurred among the original euro area members since the advent of the common currency. Income co...

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Autore principale: Franks, Jeffrey
Altri autori: Barkbu, Bergljot, Blavy, Rodolphe, Oman, William
Natura: Periodico
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2018.
Serie:IMF Working Papers; Working Paper ; No. 2018/010
Accesso online:Full text available on IMF
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