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title: "Speed of Convergence and Relocation: New EU Member Countries Catching up with the Old"
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# Speed of Convergence and Relocation: New EU Member Countries Catching up with the Old

**Published:** 2004-12-31  
**Categories:** Publikationer  
**Tags:** Diskussionsämnen  
**URL:** https://www.etla.fi/sv/publikationer/dp963-en/



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