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2020 | vol. 64, nr 3 | 7-20

Article title

The convergence and synchronization of business cycles in the European Union and the European Monetary Union

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Konwergencja i synchronizacja cykli koniunkturalnych w Unii Europejskiej oraz unii gospodarczej i walutowej

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The main aim of the paper is to determine the similarities and differences in the convergence and synchronization of business cycles in the EU and EMU in 1995-2018. The secondary goals are the following: a) the identification of the core and peripheries of European business cycles; b) the effects of monetary integration and the level of economic development and scale of the economy on the convergence and synchronization of business cycles. The results from the descriptive statistics and the correlation and regression analyses are: 1) classical cycles have a relatively high and similar concordance with the EU and the EMU, while at the same time they are strongly divergent on recession; 2) synchronization of the growth cycles is more diversified than classical cycles; 3) there is a clear division between the core and peripheries of European business cycles; 4) convergence of cycles is much more diversified than their synchronization; 5) level of economic development and the scale of the economy have an important influence on the convergence and synchronization of business cycles.
PL
Celem głównym artykułu jest określenie stopnia synchronizacji i cykli koniunkturalnych w UE i UGW w okresie 1995-2018. Celami dodatkowymi są: a) identyfikacja jądra i peryferii europejskich cykli koniunkturalnych; b) wpływ integracji walutowej oraz poziomu rozwoju gospodarczego i skali gospodarki na konwergencję i synchronizację cykli koniunkturalnych. Zastosowano metody statystki opisowej, analizę korelacji i analizę regresji. Konkluzje są następujące: 1) cykle klasyczne charakteryzują się stosunkowo wysoką i mało zróżnicowaną konkordancją z cyklami UE i EMU, a zarazem silną dywergencją recesji; 2) synchronizacja cykli wzrostu gospodarczego jest bardziej zróżnicowana niż cykli klasycznych; 3) istnieje wyraźny podział na jądro oraz peryferia europejskich cykli koniunkturalnych; 4) konwergencja cykli jest o wiele bardziej zróżnicowana niż ich synchronizacja; 5) poziom rozwoju gospodarczego oraz skala gospodarki mają istotny wpływ na konwergencję i synchronizację cykli koniunkturalnych.

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