Perspectives of the Accession of the Czech Republic to the Euro Area in Terms of the Price Level Convergence

• Autorzy: Mojmir Helisek
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The replacement of the national currency with the euro is subject not only to the nominal convergence, but also to the real convergence of the country acceding to the monetary union. By default, the price levels convergence criterion is expressed as a deviation of the acceding country's price level from the average price level of the euro area. However, this method is not well suited to measure price convergence. The weighted deviation of the Czech price level from the price level of the key trading partners of the Czech Republic is more appropriate. According to such new indicator, the Czech price level is 6.6 pp closer to the price level of the euro area compared to the traditional indicator. (original abstract)

Słowa kluczowe

EN

Prices; Real convergence; Eurozone; Price convergence

PL

Ceny; Konwergencja realna; Strefa euro; Konwergencja cenowa

• Czasopismo: Economics & Sociology
• Rocznik: 2015
• Tom: 8
• Numer: nr 2
• Strony: 28--35

Twórcy

autor

Mojmir Helisek

• University of Finance and Administration, Prague, Czech Republic

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Identyfikatory

DOI

10.14254/2071-789X.2015/8-2/3