Real and nominal stochastic convergence: Are the new EU members ready to join the Euro zone?

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 387-400

  Kutan, Ali M ^a,b,c,d   Yigit, Taner M ^e  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d The Emerging Markets Group   (United Kingdom)

^e BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

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EID: 19744378973     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2005.03.001     Document Type: Article

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