Inflation convergence in Europe

Bettina Becker, Stephen G. Hall

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Abstract

Convergence has been a popular theme in applied economics since the seminal papers of Barro (1991) and Barro and Sala-i-Martin (1992). The very notion of convergence quickly becomes problematic from an academic viewpoint however when we try and formalise a framework to think about these issues. In the light of the abundance of available convergence concepts, it would be useful to have a more universal framework that encompassed existing concepts as special cases. Moreover, much of the convergence literature has treated the issue as a zero-one outcome. We argue that it is more sensible and useful for policy decision makers and academic researchers to consider also ongoing convergence over time. Assessing the progress of ongoing convergence is one interesting and important means of evaluating whether the Eastern European New Member Countries (NMC) of the European Union (EU) are getting closer to being deemed “ready” to join the European Monetary Union (EMU), that is, fulfilling the Maastricht convergence criteria.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationEuropean socio-economic integration
Subtitle of host publicationchallenges, opportunities and lessons learned
EditorsElias G. Carayannis, George M. Korres
Place of PublicationNew York (US)
PublisherSpringer
Pages3-25
Number of pages23
ISBN (Electronic)978-1-4614-5254-6
ISBN (Print)978-1-4614-5253-9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Nov 2012

Publication series

NameInnovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management
Volume28

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