Busetti, Fabio; Forni, Lorenzo; Harvey, Andrew; … - In: International Journal of Central Banking 3 (2007) 2, pp. 95-121
We study the convergence properties of inflation rates among the countries of the European Monetary Union over the period 1980-2004. Given the Maastricht agreements and the adoption of the single currency, the sample can be naturally split into two parts, before and after the birth of the euro....