The paper is aimed at studying the absolute and conditional convergence in the Central and
Eastern European countries. Given that these countries have common roots and their …

This paper empirically explores the issue of income convergence of the Balkan economies
with the European Union's-15 average (EU-15) over the period 1989–2009. The adopted …

This paper traces the origins of the different monetary regimes adopted in Bulgaria and
Romania in 1996–97 and examines their performance during the EU accession. The …

The paper studies the convergence of the GDP expenditure and production structures of
Bulgaria and the Czech Republic with the EU. It is structured as follows: first, we analyse …

Countries in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) still exhibit lower income levels than the
European Union (EU) average. This paper examines convergence in per-capita GDP …

This article offers an attempt at typologisation of the evolution of monetary regimes in post
communist countries (1990-2008), which is exceptionally varied by character. Two large …

We argue that a" static" specification of the Maastricht criterion for long-term bond yields is
not conducive to assessing stability of financial systems in euro-candidate countries …

This paper explores empirically the issue of income convergence for the Balkans over the
period 1994–2011 and the investigation relies on income differentials from both the …

In this study we reconstruct the Balkan countries' monetary relations with Western Europe in
the period of the Latin Monetary Union (LMU), particularly from 1867 to 1912. We …

The paper2 analyzes the monetary policy transmission mechanism in Romania focusing on
the exchange rate channel. The analysis is made in the context of an economy described by …