the labor force. Furthermore, we derive and estimate a measure of East-West wage convergence that accounts for both …

advanced economies. We examine the extent of this convergence in the Czech Republic and Russia, economies that represent …

advanced economies. We examine the extent of this convergence in the Czech Republic andRussia, economies that represent …

convergence and productivity growth. We deviate from the general strand of literature by not only deriving a theoretical model for … generally show improved rates of productivity growth and convergence to EU standards. We then draw from the experience of these …-round candidate countries find a high level of heterogeneity in growth rates, and a fast-paced convergence to EU standards. …

The objective of the paper is to analyse the nominal and real convergence process in Estonia drawing on the Balassa …

to what extent the convergence to the EU stimulates the economic development of these countries. Despite the similarities … nominal, real and financial convergence and synchronization of the economic cycle with that of the European Union (using … unconditional β convergence approach). Income and price levels, inflation rate, interest rate, monetary aggregates, credit …

This paper examines the existence of convergence and distribution dynamics of food price inflation rateswithin the … largely differences and developments in market conditions and structures. Traditional measuresand approaches to β-convergence … and σ-convergence, fail to capture sufficiently the evolving distributional dynamics.The latter includes possible mobility …

measure is converging among the countries, by employing cross-sectional tests for absolute and conditional β-convergence as … well as for club convergence. Results suggest that despite the fact that the CEE and MENA countries exhibit a high rate of … productivity growth after the 1990s, absolute convergence cannot be accepted. Still, evidence for conditional convergence is found …