• openAccess   Does Perceived Corruption Converge? International Evidence 

      Lafuente-Luengo, Juan Angel; Marco Gual, Amparo; Monfort Bellido, Mercedes; Ordóñez, Javier De Gruyter (2022-03-17)
      This article analyses the evolution over time of perceived corruption for a large set of countries worldwide. To proxy corruption, we use the recently proposed Bayesian Corruption Index (Standaert, S. (2015). Divining the ...
    • openAccess   Social Exclusion and Convergence in the EU: An Assessment of the Europe 2020 Strategy 

      Lafuente-Luengo, Juan Angel; Marco Gual, Amparo; Monfort Bellido, Mercedes; Ordóñez, Javier MDPI (2020)
      Economic convergence has long been a declared objective of the EU and considered the fundamental mechanism for achieving socioeconomic cohesion. The recent economic crisis had an uneven impact across EU countries and brought ...