How synchronized are new EU member states with the euro area? Evidence from a structural factor model

Journal of Comparative Economics

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 538-563

  Eickmeier, Sandra ^a,b   Breitung, Jörg ^a,c  

^a DEUTSCHE BUNDESBANK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dynamic factor models; EMU enlargement; International business cycles; Sign restrictions

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750615058     PISSN: 01475967     EISSN: 10957227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jce.2006.06.003     Document Type: Article

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