Gazda, VladimírSuliková, VeronikaHorváth, DenisSinicáková, MariannaHorváth, Július2025-04-302025-04-30201410.1016/S2212-5671(14)00479-1https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14018/27746In this work we aim to shed light on the dynamics of the convergence/divergence macroeconomic indicators of the EU-15 countries. The empirical distance-based approach is applied to evaluate the differences of the member states and localize the core-periphery issues of unionization.engcc-by-nc-ndhttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/European Economic and Monetary Unionempirical distance-based approachconvergenceOPTIMUM CURRENCY AREASBook chapterGazda, V, Suliková, V, Horváth, D, Sinicáková, M & Horváth, J 2014, On the structure of European Economic and Monetary Union : clues from the data and economic intuition. in D Stefan, C-A Comes, A Munteanu, P Nistor & A-B Stefan (eds), Emerging Markets Queries in Finance and Business (Emq 2013). Procedia Economics and Finance, vol. 15, Elsevier, pp. 200-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2212-5671(14)00479-1