Regional output growth synchronisation with the Euro Area

Empirica

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 203-221

  Siedschlag, Iulia ^a   Tondl, Gabriele ^b  

^a ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Ireland)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Business cycles; European economic and monetary union; Regional growth

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; ECONOMIC ACTIVITY; EUROPEAN UNION; EXCHANGE RATE; MONETARY UNION; REGIONAL TRADE;

EUROPE;

EID: 79955910851     PISSN: 03408744     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10663-010-9130-7     Document Type: Article

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