Tenreiro Machado, J. A.Mata, Maria Eugénia2019-03-262019-03-262012http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/13132This paper analyzes thirteen EMU countries and their similarities during the integration process throughout the last four decades. The analytical and numerical assessment of this long-run perspective reveals combinations of countries and periods with close connections between the macroeconomic variables related to national government accounts, balance of payments equilibrium, and economic growth. The Multi-Dimension Scaling method is used for a quantitative analysis. Such features reflect major national achivements, for sustaining the European society vis-à-vis rising globalization.engjournal article