Freitas, Miguel Lebre deSaborit, Luis Barrachina2023-08-252023-08-252022-01-132021-12-17http://hdl.handle.net/10362/156873A simple panel data growth regression is estimated in order to determine if euro area membership permits GDP growth and if it promotes conditional convergence. Furthermore, the model is also used to determine if a high level of government expenditure helps to further growth. The study is carried out with a sample of OECD and European economies, conditional on a number of control variables and tested in different scenarios. Results show us that the euro area membership does not help forecast growth in any scenario except when restricted for non-founding members.engEcononomic growthEurozoneEuro AreaPanel dataFixed effectsConvergencemaster thesis202974995