convergence during the 1990s. In a few CEER countries, notably the Czech Republic and Hungary, ICT production contributed more to … considerably lower than in the U.S.. The paper argues that the convergence process between CEER countries and the EU-15 is … characterized by two phases. In the first “restructuring” phase, convergence has been driven by enterprise restructuring in …

wage convergence, defined this way, has no theoretical underpinnings. According to the experience of less developed EU … members that joined the union in the 1970s and 1980s, the so called cohesion countries, even after accession, wage convergence … competitiveness of Hungarian products. The article draws up possible convergence scenarios for the Hungarian wages. It turns out that …

Kaldor’s stylized facts, as well as the process of Spain’s convergence towards the most developed countries. We analyze …

-industry restructuring in productivity growth, few studies have gone beyond the framework of the representative firm in examining convergence …