DETECTING TRENDS OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM

Volume: 9 Number: 1 February 1, 2017
  • Dimitris Kallioras
  • Georgia Gkotinakou
  • Markos Farda
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DETECTING TRENDS OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM

Abstract

The present paper adopts a broad perspective of the Optimum Currency Area theory, and attempts to detect trends of convergence in terms of economic freedom among the Eurozone countries. The empirical analysis utilizes the Index of Economic Freedom and employs the methodological approaches of unconditional β-convergence and convergence clubs. The results indicate that the trend revealed for the period 2001-2017 is, in fact, the balance between the opposite trends revealed for the sub-periods 2001-2008 and 2008-2017. Particularly, during the sub-period 2008-2017 the trend of convergence vanishes and the trend of divergence becomes stronger.

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Dimitris Kallioras This is me

Georgia Gkotinakou This is me

Markos Farda This is me

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February 1, 2017

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February 1, 2017

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Year 2017 Volume: 9 Number: 1

APA
Kallioras, D., Gkotinakou, G., & Farda, M. (2017). DETECTING TRENDS OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies, 9(1), 33-47. https://izlik.org/JA33GD34HL
AMA
1.Kallioras D, Gkotinakou G, Farda M. DETECTING TRENDS OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM. IJEFS. 2017;9(1):33-47. https://izlik.org/JA33GD34HL
Chicago
Kallioras, Dimitris, Georgia Gkotinakou, and Markos Farda. 2017. “DETECTING TRENDS OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM”. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies 9 (1): 33-47. https://izlik.org/JA33GD34HL.
EndNote
Kallioras D, Gkotinakou G, Farda M (February 1, 2017) DETECTING TRENDS OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies 9 1 33–47.
IEEE
[1]D. Kallioras, G. Gkotinakou, and M. Farda, “DETECTING TRENDS OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM”, IJEFS, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 33–47, Feb. 2017, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA33GD34HL
ISNAD
Kallioras, Dimitris - Gkotinakou, Georgia - Farda, Markos. “DETECTING TRENDS OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM”. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies 9/1 (February 1, 2017): 33-47. https://izlik.org/JA33GD34HL.
JAMA
1.Kallioras D, Gkotinakou G, Farda M. DETECTING TRENDS OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM. IJEFS. 2017;9:33–47.
MLA
Kallioras, Dimitris, et al. “DETECTING TRENDS OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM”. International Journal of Economics and Finance Studies, vol. 9, no. 1, Feb. 2017, pp. 33-47, https://izlik.org/JA33GD34HL.
Vancouver
1.Dimitris Kallioras, Georgia Gkotinakou, Markos Farda. DETECTING TRENDS OF CONVERGENCE AMONG THE EUROZONE COUNTRIES IN TERMS OF ECONOMIC FREEDOM. IJEFS [Internet]. 2017 Feb. 1;9(1):33-47. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA33GD34HL