Fiscal convergence in the European Union

North American Journal of Economics and Finance

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 319-330

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

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CEPR   (United Kingdom)

^d SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY EDWARDSVILLE   (United States)

^e Emerging Markets Group   (United Kingdom)

^f BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Convergence; European Union; Eurozone; Fiscal discipline; Integration; Transition

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549111149     PISSN: 10629408     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.najef.2008.06.003     Document Type: Article

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