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Convergence and anchoring of yield curves in the euro area

Ehrmann, Michael; Fratzscher, Marcel; Gürkaynak, Refet S. - 2007

We study the convergence of European bond markets and the anchoring of inflation expectations in euro area countries …) has led to substantial convergence in euro area sovereign bond markets in terms of interest rate levels, unconditional …

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Determinants of inflation and price level differentials across the euro area countries

Andersson, Malin; Masuch, Klaus; Schiffbauer, Marc - 2009

This paper analyses the determinants of inflation differentials and price levels across the euro area countries. Dynamic panel estimations for the period 1999-2006 show that inflation differentials are primarily determined by cyclical positions and inflation persistence. The persistence in...

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Measuring the Business Cycle Similarity and Convergence Trends in the CEECs Towards the Eurozone with Respect to some Unclear Methodological Aspects

Rozmahel, Petr - 2009

analysis of some business cycle similarity and convergence measures using different indicators and detrending techniques …. The results indicate continuing convergence of the business cycle similarity between the candidate and Eurozone member …

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The economic implications of voting requirements for the establishment of the European Monetary Union

Krumm, Raimund; Herz, Bernhard - 1996

influence the benefit-cost-considerations of the EU states and may make it necessary to loosen the convergence criteria and … measures, such as convergence programs and the so-called stability pact, which diminish the binding character of the voting …

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Az euróövezet bővítése és euróbevezetési stratégiák

Darvas, Zsolt; Szapáry, György - 2008

the real-nominal convergence nexus from the perspective of euro area entry. We argue that the initial level of economic … development as measured by per capita income and the speed of real convergence have a bearing on the strategies to follow and on …

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Euro Area Enlargement and Euro Adoption Strategies

Darvas, Zsolt; Szapáry, György - 2008

and timing of euro adoption. We investigate the real-nominal convergence nexus from the perspective of euro area entry. We … argue that the initial level of economic development as measured by per capita income and the speed of real convergence have …

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Does euro area membership affect the relation between GDP growth and public debt?

Dreger, Christian; Reimers, Hans-Eggert - 2012

We analyse the relationship between the debt to GDP ratio and real per capita GDP growth for the euro area members by distinguishing between periods of sustainable and non-sustainable debt. Thresholds are theory-based and depend on the macroeconomic framework. If the interest rate exceeds...

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Does euro area membership affect the relation between GDP growth and public debt?

Dreger, Christian; Reimers, Hans-Eggert - 2012

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Sovereign bond yield spreads: a time-varying coefficient approach

Bernoth, Kerstin; Erdogan, Burcu - 2010

We study the determinants of sovereign bond yield spreads across 10 EMU countries between Q1/1999 and Q1/2010. We apply a semiparametric time-varying coefficient model to identify, to what extent an observed change in the yield spread is due to a shift in macroeconomic fundamentals or due to...

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Could the stability and growth pact be substituted by the financial markets

Výprachtická, Terezie - 2010

In the discussions of the need for fiscal rules and their usefulness in a monetary union researchers have not agreed on whether the financial markets have a sufficiently disciplining effect on the governments, which would mean that the fiscal rules are not necessary. This paper investigates...

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