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Regional Income Inequality in Lithuania [PDF]
The problem of income inequality is globally relevant, receiving the attention of both scientists and pol- iticians. Lithuania as a small country has made significant progress in approaching the standard of liv- ing in Western Europe ...
Daiva Laskiene +2 more
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Regional inequalities: causes and cures [PDF]
Abstract Significant regional inequalities of income and wealth exist in every Western European country and in North America, but their extent varies from country to country. In both Europe and the US, it is generally thought that they tended to narrow from the early 1900s until about 1980, since when they have widened. This widening has
Cörvers, F, Mayhew, K
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Optimal taxation under regional inequality [PDF]
Abstract We study how regional productivity differences and labor mobility shape optimal Mirrleesian tax-transfer schemes. When tax schedules are not allowed to differ across regions, productivity-enhancing inter-regional migration exerts a downward pressure on optimal marginal tax rates.
Sebastian Kessing +2 more
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Reconceptualising Regional Inequalities
Tourism can play a pivotal role in relation to spatial development perspectives, regional processes, and the efficient use of different kinds of resources. It is no different in Central Eastern Europe; tourism frequently plays such a role in Hungary, especially in the case of areas with disadvantaged spatial conditions.
Szalmáné Csete, Mária, Esses, Diána
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Regional disparities and within-country inequality in the European Union
This paper examines spatial disparities in terms of development within EU countries, using data for 272 regions in the current 28 member states over the period 1996-2010.
Roberto Ezcurra
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Monetary Policy and Regional Inequality [PDF]
We study the impact of monetary policy on regional inequality using granular data on economic activity at the city- and county-level in Europe. We document pronounced heterogeneity in the regional patterns of monetary policy transmission. The output response to monetary policy shocks is stronger and more persistent in poorer regions, with the ...
Hauptmeier, Sebastian +2 more
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Trade and Regional Inequality [PDF]
abstractThis article examines the relationship between openness and within‐country regional inequality across 28 countries over the period 1975–2005. In particular, it tests whether increases in trade lead to rising inequalities, whether these inequalities recede in time, and whether increases in global trade affect the developed and developing worlds ...
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On Estimation of Inter-Regional Inequality [PDF]
Many publications on inter-regional inequality use weighting by region’s share in the national population in estimating an inequality index. This paper demonstrates that, first, such an approach is conceptually inconsistent, yielding a (very rough ...
Konstantin Pavlovich Gluschenko
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The Role of Inequality in Indonesia: Does Fiscal Decentralization Matter?
This research explores the role of inequality because inequality has long-term effects on social and economic conditions and has an impact on the decentralization process.
Nunung Zahrotul Hayat +2 more
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Regional Inequality in China Based on NPP-VIIRS Night-Time Light Imagery
Regional economic inequality is a persistent problem for all nations. Meanwhile, satellite-derived night-time light (NTL) data have been extensively used as an efficient proxy measure for economic activity.
Rongwei Wu +4 more
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