Structural Convergence of Bulgaria With the Euro Area

cris.sourceIdoai:journals.unwe.bg:article/341
dc.creatorStefanova, Kristinaen
dc.date2021-10-21
dc.date.accessioned2026-09-24T23:11:34Z
dc.date.available2026-09-24T23:11:34Z
dc.descriptionThe paper aims to verify the existence of structural convergence of Bulgaria with the euro area, which is an additional assessment of the readiness of the economy to adopt the euro. By evaluating the divergence index and applying sigma convergence analysis, the existence of structural convergence of Bulgaria to the Eurozone in the period 2000 – 2019 regarding the distribution of employment among economic sectors is identified. There is also convergence between Bulgaria and the euro area regarding the relative share of employment also exists in the agriculture, forestry and fisheries sector and the services sector, but divergence in the industry sector.en
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dc.identifierhttps://rp.unwe.bg/index.php/rp/article/view/341
dc.identifier10.37075/RP.2021.4.06
dc.identifier.urihttps://ds.e-dnrs.org/handle/123456789/1263
dc.languagebg
dc.publisherAcademic Publishing UNWE (AP-UNWE)en
dc.relationhttps://rp.unwe.bg/index.php/rp/article/view/341/333
dc.rightsCopyright (c) 2021 Kristina Stefanova (Author)en
dc.rightshttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0en
dc.sourceResearch Papers of UNWE; No. 4 (2021); 129-143en
dc.subjectDivergence indexen
dc.subjectSigma convergenceen
dc.subjectBulgariaen
dc.subjectStructural convergenceen
dc.subjectEuro areaen
dc.subjectEmploymenten
dc.subjectE24 - Employment • Unemployment • Wages • Intergenerational Income Distribution • Aggregate Human Capital • Aggregate Labor Productivityen
dc.subjectF02 - International Economic Order and Integrationen
dc.subjectL16 - Industrial Organization and Macroeconomics: Industrial Structure and Structural Change • Industrial Price Indicesen
dc.subjectO47 - Empirical Studies of Economic Growth • Aggregate Productivity • Cross-Country Output Convergenceen
dc.titleStructural Convergence of Bulgaria With the Euro Areaen
dc.typePeer-reviewed Articleen

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