As more central banks across Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) move towards inflation control - either in the form of direct inflation targeting or indirectly through informal targets - good knowledge of transmission mechanism in the economy becomes crucial for implementing good policies. So far...

In this paper we investigate the effects of EU enlargement on price convergence. The internal market is expected to boost integration and increase efficiency and welfare through a convergence of prices in product markets. Two principal drivers are crucial to explain price developments. On the...