TY - JOUR
T1 - Convergence in the EU
T2 - forging sustainable growth: the issue of convergence of preferences and institutions in EMU
AU - Bongardt, Annette
AU - Torres, Francisco
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 2013/3
Y1 - 2013/3
N2 - The EU has long viewed economic and institutional convergence as important goals, but the results thus far have been decidedly mixed, and there remain several open questions: How exactly should convergence be defined? How much convergence is necessary? What steps can be taken to improve convergence in the EU, and how can success be defined? Finally, how much convergence can be achieved by improving the economic performance in underperforming regions, and how can convergence in the form of harmonisation towards lower welfare levels be avoided?
AB - The EU has long viewed economic and institutional convergence as important goals, but the results thus far have been decidedly mixed, and there remain several open questions: How exactly should convergence be defined? How much convergence is necessary? What steps can be taken to improve convergence in the EU, and how can success be defined? Finally, how much convergence can be achieved by improving the economic performance in underperforming regions, and how can convergence in the form of harmonisation towards lower welfare levels be avoided?
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84876344962&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1007/s10272-013-0448-9
DO - 10.1007/s10272-013-0448-9
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84876344962
SN - 0020-5346
VL - 48
SP - 72
EP - 77
JO - Intereconomics
JF - Intereconomics
IS - 2
ER -