Inflation convergence within the European Union: A panel data analysis

International Journal of Finance and Economics

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 189-198

  Kočenda, Evžen ^a,b   Papell, David H ^c  

^a CERGE EI   (Czech Republic)

^b CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Convergence; Exchange rates; Inflation differential; Panel data; Stationarity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0345866409     PISSN: 10769307     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1158(199707)2:3<189::AID-IJFE46>3.0.CO;2-6     Document Type: Article

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