Will business cycles in the euro area converge? A critical survey of empirical research

Journal of Economic Surveys

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 234-273

  De Haan, Jakob ^a   Inklaar, Robert ^a   Jong A Pin, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Business cycles; EMU; Synchronization of business cycles

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; CONVERGENCE; DIVERGENCE; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN MONETARY UNION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; SYNCHRONY;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 40849096045     PISSN: 09500804     EISSN: 14676419     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6419.2007.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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