sieben Mitgliedsländern der Eurozone (Griechenland, Portugal, Estland, Lettland, Litauen, Slowenien und die Slowakei) im …We scrutinize the role of capital flows in competitiveness in a set of seven euroarea member countries (Estonia, Greece … focus is on Greece. The paper extends the seminal Balassa-Samuelson model to include international capital markets, placing …

, Greece, Latvia, Lithuania, Portugal, Slovenia, and the Slovak Republic) in the context of real convergence and crisis. A … specific focus is on Greece. The paper extends the seminal Balassa-Samuelson model to include international capital markets … 2013 show evidence of the Balassa-Samuelson effect if Greece is excluded from the panel. For Greece, this in turn provides …

warranted. To make this claim, this paper uses a Propensity Score Matching Model to produce counterfactuals for the Eurozone … crisis countries (Greece, Portugal, Ireland, Cyprus, Spain) based on over 200 past macroeconomic adjustment episodes between … more in the Eurozone periphery than in the standard counterfactual scenario. These results are not dictated by any specific …

convergence and crisis with a specific focus on Greece. The paper extends the seminal Balassa-Samuelson model to include … productivity increases in Greece. …

Germany as center countries with rising / high current account deficits (US) and surpluses (Germany). These are matched by … analysis extends from 1981-2008, the results for Germany mostly capture the situation before the euro was created. - Global …